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SOCCER DRILLS, SOCCER COACHING DRILLS, SOCCER GAMES, SOCCER EXERCISES

Soccer drills, games, and exercises to improve your teams skills and techniques. Perfect for all levels, find drills for dribbling, passing, shooting, and more.

Soccer Drills, Games, and Exercises

Elevate your team’s game with soccer drills that enhance skills, speed, and teamwork. Focus on small-sided games for real match scenarios, technical drills for precision, and conditioning for endurance. Keep players engaged with our high-intensity, game-like soccer drills!

Latest Soccer Drills

Below you will find a few of the latest soccer drills posted to SoccerXpert.

Soccer Pass and Move Drill

Soccer Pass and Move Drill

This soccer passing drill is a great drill to teach players movement, awareness, accuracy, timing, first touch and passing with all parts of the foot. This exercise is a good passing and moving soccer drill.


Age: 4+ Field: 20X20
Players: 6+ Focus: 1st Touch
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.84 / 5 Views: 245,128
Published: 10/18/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 to Goal

1v1 to Goal

The 1v1 Soccer Drill to Goal is a great soccer drill to improve goal scoring opportunities. This drill focuses on beating the last defender, staying in control of the ball and finishing with a good shot on goal.


Age: 9+ Field: 25X30
Players: 4+ Focus: 1v1
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 4.16 / 5 Views: 177,546
Published: 7/13/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
Improving Combination Play

Improving Combination Play

The Improving Combination Play drill will help improve combination play as well as switching the point of attack. Use this soccer drill when you are organizing a soccer practice around passing and moving.


Age: 9+ Field: 40X40
Players: 6-16 Focus: POSSESSION
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.89 / 5 Views: 131,877
Published: 7/12/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
Attack vs. Defence Shooting and Defending Drill

Attack vs. Defence Shooting and Defending Drill

The Attack vs. Defence Shooting and Defending drill is one that the kids love. The players will get to work on both attacking (shooting) and defending skills and if ran correctly, very fast paced.


Age: 9+ Field: 30X40
Players: 5+ Focus: 1V1
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 4.14 / 5 Views: 402,884
Published: 6/4/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
Improving Speed of Play - Passing Drill

Improving Speed of Play - Passing Drill

This soccer drill is designed to improve the speed of play, decision making, and passing accuracy under pressure.


Age: 9+ Field: 15X15
Players: 4+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 4.12 / 5 Views: 160,840
Published: 6/4/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
Goalkeeper Warm-up Drill

Goalkeeper Warm-up Drill

The Goalkeeper Warm-up Drill is a great soccer goalkeeper warm-up drill to add to the pregame warm-up. Goalkeepers will love this warm-up.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 2 Focus: GOALKEEPER
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.98 / 5 Views: 123,494
Published: 6/4/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
The Flag Game - Dribbling in Tight Spaces

The Flag Game - Dribbling in Tight Spaces

This soccer drill is designed to focus on young soccer players learning to dribble in tight spaces. This dribbling drill will help young players keep their eyes up and to become aware of their surroundings. This soccer drill also helps players keep close possession while dribbling.


Age: 4-8 Field: 10X25
Players: 6+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 4.23 / 5 Views: 217,246
Published: 2/20/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
Jam-Packed Soccer Dribbling Drill

Jam-Packed Soccer Dribbling Drill

The Jam-Packed Soccer Dribbling Drill will give players confidence while dribbling through congested areas on the soccer field.


Age: 8-14 Field: 20X20
Players: 5+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 4.02 / 5 Views: 246,119
Published: 2/2/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
Extreme Tag Soccer Game

Extreme Tag Soccer Game

The Extreme Tag soccer game is a fun soccer drill that focuses on young soccer players dribbling skills and aids in player awareness. It is a great drill that causes players to change directions quickly to find space to avoid being tagged. 


Age: 4-8 Field: 20X20
Players: 4+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 4.14 / 5 Views: 159,826
Published: 1/10/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
Soccer Ball Smash

Soccer Ball Smash

The Soccer Ball Smash soccer passing drill will focus on the player who is just learning to pass, as this drill will focus on passing accuracy.


Age: 4-8 Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 4+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 4.11 / 5 Views: 166,362
Published: 1/10/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
Quick Transition Game

Quick Transition Game

This soccer drill is an excellent way to focus on attacking and defending and is ideal for teaching the basic principals of soccer. The game can be modified to illustrate many aspects of the game.


Age: 10+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 10 Focus: Game-like
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.96 / 5 Views: 208,279
Published: 10/13/2007 Author: Chris Johnson
Soccer End Zone Game

Soccer End Zone Game

The soccer end zone game is a great soccer drill that will help coaches focus on all aspects of attacking and defending in soccer. With incorporating end zones into the game, it gives players a chance to learn to attack space behind the defense and allows defenders to learn how to deny space behind them.


Age: 10+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 8+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 4.05 / 5 Views: 148,641
Published: 10/13/2007 Author: Chris Johnson