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Free Soccer Drills - Used by 000's of soccer coaches

Soccer drills are a major part of soccer practice. These free soccer drills have been used by literally thousands of youth soccer coaches, with great success for players of all ages
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Free Soccer Coaching Manual

Want a FREE soccer drills and coaching manual with 250+ pages of soccer drills and many other soccer coaching guides to help teach players how to play soccer?

This free manual covers nearly all you need to know on how to play soccer including

Basic Coaching Information

  1. Reasonable Expectations after 12 months of coaching
  2. The Most Important Skills to Teach
  3. Basic Guide to Formations and Positional Skills
  4. Individual Attacking
  5. Group Attacking
  6. Individual Defending
  7. Group Defending

Soccer Practice Plans

In this free soccer coaching manual, you will see a number of practice plans and free soccer drills that help to teach kids how to play soccer, such as:
  • Ball control
  • Passing & receiving
  • Kicking
  • Defending
  • Attacking

Practical Guidelines

A special section that is devoted to other aspects of the game like:
  • Why you should have a Pre-Season Meeting with Parents/Players
  • How you should run a practice session
  • How you can/should handle players and discipline issues
  • Special Clues for Your First Practice

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Free Soccer Drill #1 - The 12 Minute Session

I have used this particular drill for a number of years with great success. I use it as a warm up drill for practises and also as part of the pre game routine.If you can encourage your players to use this drill at home a couple of times a week, you will see a great improvement in their ability and particularly their first touch free soccer drill - great skill in 12 minutes a day

Free Soccer Drills - Six Steps to Soccer Success

The six steps to soccer success gives you 15 great FREE soccer drills that are used in the worlds #1 soccer coaching method.
  1. Ball Mastery
    Feeling comfortable on the ball and having the ability to control the ball. These drills help make it second nature for players.

    Here is a snippet of the ball mastery exercises. See see how good these kids are, and then do some practise to be as good as them!

  2. First Touch
    First touch is another key component of a soccer players skill. The ablity to put the ball where you want it is vital, and these drills focus on first touch and its importance in receiving and passing.
  3. Moves 1v1
    Beating a player 1v1 is made easy by following the step by step drills that make even the most complicated moves seem natural and easy.
  4. Speed
    All players have the ability to run faster, react quicker and be more agile. These drill helpe achieve better acceleration and decision making speed.
  5. Finishing
    Scoring goals is what the game is all about. All players have the ability to score goals and these finishing drills teach players how to convert the scoring chances you get, giving your team a better chance of winning.
  6. Group Play
    There is an old saying that "A champion team will always beat a team of champions". That is what the group play drills focus on, ensuring good team work and thereby getting the most out of the team.
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Ball Mastery Soccer Drills

These 4 free soccer drills are designed to help you master the ball, give you better first touch and have greater confidence with the ball. See Ball Mastery Video
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Passing Drills

Short passing of the ball using the inside of the foot is the most common technique needed. Great passing technique is only part of the formula, and after passing the ball, a player needs to learn to move and help support the player with the ball.
These 6 free drills will help ensure that your players learn the art of passing and moving "off the ball".
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Receiving the Ball Soccer Drills

Being able to receive the ball, and ensure that the ball is in the right position for your next move is what good receiving the ball will give you.
These 6 free drills will help ensure that your players learn the art of receiving the ball effectively.
Free Soccer Drills - Receiving the Ball

PS. Feel free to pass these pdf files to your soccer coaching colleagues.

Dribbling The Ball

The # 1 Dribbling Drill

Dribbling a soccer ball is one of the most exciting aspects of any soccer game. One of the fundamental errors that players make when dribbling a soccer ball, is that the player often focuses totally on the ball, and does not know what is going on around him.

This Free Soccer Drill will help teach your players to dribble the ball and be aware of

  1. Passing options
  2. Opponents looking to tackle
  3. Space to exploit
This is the #1 drill for teaching young players how to dribble a soccer ball.

The #2 Dribbling Drill

This is another great drill to help players learn how to dribble a soccer ball and be aware of what is going on around them.

I have used this drill alot, and I can guarantee it is so much better than getting players to dribble though cones!

This is the #2 drill for teaching young players how to dribble a soccer ball.

The #3 Dribbling Drill

This is another great soccer drill that is quite simple but has fantastic benefits
  1. Players need to keep their heads up to see where they are going
  2. The competitive nature of the drills makes it fun and get the players to dribble under pressure
This is the #3 drill for teaching young players how to dribble a soccer ball.

2 Secrets to dribbling a soccer ball

Learning how to dribble is one thing, but how do some players (eg Brazilian players) dribbling a soccer ball with such ease and grace.

Here are a couple of dribbling "secrets" that will help your players dribble better with style.

Drills to improve a players first touch

A players first touch on the ball is a vital skill to master. A player will need to have full confidence in his ability to ensure that the 1st touch is effective and puts the ball where the player needs it.

I have used this 12 minute routine to improve players 1st touch in both practice warm ups and pre game warm ups. The key to improve 1st touch is to get lots of touches on the ball and as often as possible.

Of all of the FREE youth soccer drills, this is one that I have used the most, and I would recommend that you use this 12 minute routine to improve your players 1st touch. Remember it does take time, do not expect results overnight!

Soccer Drills are the corner stone of teaching players, and these free soccer drills will help, but they are only part of The Winning Formula

  • What soccer drills should I use to improve my players technique?
  • How do I choose the right drills to help dribbling?
  • What are the best passing drills?
  • How do I use small sided games in a practice?
  • Whats the best way to improve a players first touch?
  • How many drills do I need?

Booby Moore - Captain of Englands 1966 World Cup Winning Team
It is all contained in "The Winning Formula"
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