Football Drills

*AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON* Goalkeeper starts with the ball and throws it to the attacker Attacker must take a touch and try and get into the end zone to score a goal

The keeper works their way around the circle and must react to three different types of feed which they must try to catch/stop and then return the feeder. The first feed is a simple chest-height catch. After this first stop the keeper then jogs around two cones before sharply changing direction and diving low to catch the second feed. After this the keeper quickly gets back to their feet and jogs around the next cone before then diving to catch the third feed.

Working in twos, with one ball, the keeper must catch the feed into their stomach, throw it back and then backtrack around each pole. After they've run around the pole, taking small and speedy steps they move out ready to take the next feed.

1 ball between two players. One player feeds and catches the ball, while the other player heads the ball back to the player throwing. The player must head the ball back to the feeder's hands. However, both players should be moving at all times - firstly the feeder should walk forwards, but when they reach the baseline players change direction.

6 vs 6 game with 2 Floaters (who can play for whichever team has the ball). Set up an area the size of one half of the pitch. In each corner and in the middle, position 2 cones to make 5 mini goals. Also have 6 players stood around the outside of the area, who the ball can be passed to and from. After the first game, switch one of the teams out and have the outside 6 come in and form a team. Rotate round like this so they each play each other. Play 3 mins each of attacking, 3 times (9 mins in total each, 27 mins overall).

Two teams line up side by side behind their cones. When the player with the ball sets off to run around the cone the drill is live. The player with the ball must run around the cone and then try to score a goal in the defender's side goal by dribbling the ball across the line. This will score them a point. The defenders have to try and force the player to run across their own goal line or tackle them and run the ball over the line themselves. The winner is the first team to 3 goals. After this you can swap the roles around, with the attackers now defending and vice versa.

*AUDIO DESCRIPTION ON* Goalkeeper steps away from cone comes through the gate receives a ball into hands Returns to server then gets a low shot into dive close to body Get into set position initially then step forward into low dive to save before cones in advance of initial gate Notes: Get the step in if required If serve close too the body collapse legs and get hands to the ball in front of the body Dive forward this called 'Attacking the dive'  

Players start on the baseline and run one at a time. The next player starts once the player in front of them has run around the first cone. Players sprint around the outside of the 18 yard box and then run around the cone near the D. Players then slow down to a 50% jog and use quick feet to place both feet in each rung of the ladder. After running through the ladder players run around the next cone and slalom in and out of the cones/poles, facing forward at all times and using quick shuffle feet. Finally players jog back around the cones back to the start point.

A Christmas themed fun football drill for players. Set up as shown in diagram with cones in the shape of a Christmas tree. Players line up in 2 lines. On the whistle, players must run in the direction show on the diagram. First one to the ball, earns the right to shoot at the keeper. Split into 2 teams and keep score. Try to match players with similar agility.

Great for warm ups. Players dribble through the cones, pass to the waiting player at the end of the cones and then run back to touch the first red cone. They then turn and sprint back inside the red square where they play a quick one-two. After this they run back towards the start line, looking to run onto the weighted pass from the blue player. The next player then goes.

Player takes 2 footed calf springs along the ladder. He jumps forward two rungs, and then back one, all the way to the end

There are two triangles in this drill, both using the same top point player (player 5). Players in the top triangle pass in an anti-clockwise direction and players in the lower triangle pass in a clock-wise direction. Both pairs of players must use the middle player as their third passing option.

The coach starts in the middle of the circle, lying down facing upwards. When the coach yells Rise and Shine the players must break the circle and run back to their safe houses (cone). Only one player allowed per cone. If the coach tags the player, he becomes a sleeping giant also.

Set up as shown with cones evenly spaced out. The distance between the cones can be modified depending on your players abilities. Player(s) dribbles through the cones performing toe taps to get through the cones without touching them, neither with the ball nor their feet.

Create "islands" using cones that can be in an area of any shape. All the players have 1 ball each and have to dribble in and out of the islands. When the whistle blows, the last 2 to get onto a island are eliminated.

The blue player stands behind their partner(red). The blue player is in possession of the ball. The objective of the game is for the red player to lose his shadowing blue player. The blue player must dribble at speed to track the red player. When the coach shouts out "Catch me if you can!", both players freeze. The blue player now has to try to pass the ball through the legs of his partner to score. Rotate positions.