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Drills, activities, practices... whatever you call them, you'll find them here. Whether opposed or unopposed, working on individual or team skills, below you'll find our complete selection of soccer drills.

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Christmas colours

In this festive practice, players get lots of touches and work on dribbling into space.

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Christmas shapes

Here, players develop an awareness of where their team-mates are and have some fun too.

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Christmas characters

Players select a festive-themed name and then battle for the ball during 1v1s, 2v2s or 3v3s in this exciting game.

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Pack the sleigh

A festive activity giving players lots of touches, a chance to practice their passing and encouraging teamwork.

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Best grotto wins!

Protect presents from team-mates and try to steal theirs. Youngsters will love the game and learn spatial awareness.

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Pass to win

‘Use it or lose it’ is the theme of this activity, teaching players to release the ball after dribbling.

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Handball

Players can only carry the ball – the aim is to understand how to support a player in possession.

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Practice 1: To pass or to dribble

Three-part session that encourages speed of thought and positive decision-making with the ball.

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Practice 2: To pass or to dribble

Three-part session that encourages speed of thought and positive decision-making with the ball.

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Crossing routines

Improve your team’s deliveries from out wide, the timing of runs into the box and the quality of players’ finishing.

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Practice: Delaying and denying

Session working on out-of-possession principles, with the aim of disrupting build-up play.

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Crosses and rebounds

This practice develops wide players’ crossing ability and encourages attackers to be alert and follow-up to score.

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Practice 1: Scan, receive, turn

Help your players make quicker and better decisions with this three-part session.

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Practice 2: Scan, receive, turn

Help your players make quicker and better decisions with this three-part session.

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Four-goal game

A chaotic and fun arrival game, emphasising teamwork, awareness and speed of thought.w

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Practice 4: Dribble to beat a player

Develop an attacker’s ability to take on a defender in a creative way, with turns added to the mix.

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Practice 3: Dribble to beat a player

Develop an attacker’s decision-making and identifying the right times to take risks in 1v1s.

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Practice 2: Dribble to beat a player

Develop an attacker’s ability to take on a defender who is approaching them from the side.

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Practice 1: Dribble to beat a player

Develop an attacker’s ability to take on a defender who is directly in front of them and then shoot.

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Practice 2: Long-range finishing

Encourage your players to get shots away from distance more often.

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Practice 1: Long-range finishing

Encourage your players to get shots away from distance more often.

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Practice 2: Receiving to play the ball forward

Players focus on collecting a ball with an open body and on their back foot to enable a quick pass.

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Practice 1: Receiving to play the ball forward

Players focus on collecting a ball with an open body and on their back foot to enable a quick pass.

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Clever out wide

Improve your wingers’ quality of delivery into the feet of attackers, who need to escape their markers and score.

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