Written by Abbie Sadler
Skills Corridor
Players pass across a square while avoiding opponents dribbling balls inside, emphasizing accurate passing and dribbling under pressure.
Coaching Objectives
Develop passing accuracy, spatial awareness, and dribbling skills while under pressure in a confined space.
Drill Setup
- 25 Mins
- Flexible Players
- 15 x 30 y
Technique Tips
- Focus on proper passing technique: lock ankle, follow through, and use appropriate weight on the pass.
- When dribbling, keep the ball close and use body feints to evade defenders.
What the Players Do
Set up a rectangular area with players moving from one end to the other. Four passing players are located on the outside of the area and attempt to pass the ball between each other, while…1v1 & 2v1 Finishing
Giving players repetition at any skill will improve their technique, in this drill players will have the opportunity to get plenty of shots at goal with and without pressure.
Coaching Objectives
In this drill we are looking at developing players finishing techniques in and around the area, as well as challenging players to be creative with their finishing.
Drill Setup
- 20 Mins
- 20 Players
- 6 Goals
- 20 Bibs
- 30x40 y
What the Players Do
GKs positioned within the big goals, 1 player stood on a red flat disc acting as a defender, with the attackers stood on the blue disc, with a ball. Attacker plays into the defender who…Keeping Possession
Developing players ability to create space to play forward and keep possession using a variety of passes.
Coaching Objectives
Coaching possession needs an element of opposition within the practice & direction so the players can work on creating space relevant to the game. A high amount of ball rolling time is also important so the players can maintain quality and allow the practice to have an element of transition.
Area 60x40 with end zones of 10x40 (split into two).
Split the central area in half.
3v3 in each central zone with x2 target players at each end.
Drill Setup
- 25 Mins
- 16 Players
- 16 Bibs
- 60 x 40 y