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Football drills
Search 1,000+ free football drills by age group, topic, player numbers and the kit in your bag. Every drill has a set-up, step-by-step instructions, coaching points and a progression.
Every drill in this library is written for grassroots reality: a shared pitch, a bag of cones and bibs, mixed abilities and an hour to work with. Use the search box for a topic such as passing, finishing or 1v1s, or open the filters to narrow by age group from U6 to U16, number of players, ability level, drill length and the equipment you actually have. Once you have found practices you like, the Session Builder will put a full timed session together for you.
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102 drills
- Age band
- Under 8 to Adults
- Players
- 8-18
- Time
- 20 min
- Area
- Half pitch into one goal
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Finishing From Cut-Backs
Finish first time from low cut-backs
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 8-18
- Time
- 20 min
- Area
- Attacking third
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Crossing & Finishing
Deliver quality crosses from wide areas
- Age band
- Under 10 to Adults
- Players
- 4-16
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- Attacking third
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Free Kick & Dead Ball Practice
Strike a dead ball with technique and repeatability
- Age band
- Under 10 to Adults
- Players
- 6-18
- Time
- 20 min
- Area
- Half pitch
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Overlap & Cross
Create a crossing opportunity with an overlap
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 4-18
- Time
- 18 min
- Area
- 30 x 20 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Wide 2v1 Overloads
Beat a defender using an overlap or a 1v1
- Age band
- Under 11 to Adults
- Players
- 4-14
- Time
- 20 min
- Area
- Half pitch
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Goalkeeper Crosses & Claims
Decide early between claim, punch and stay
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 6-18
- Time
- 18 min
- Area
- Half pitch, wide channel
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Wide Take-On To Cross
Beat a full-back in a wide area
- Age band
- Under 8 to Adults
- Players
- 5-16
- Time
- 16 min
- Area
- Attacking third
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Cut-Back Finishing
Finish first time from a cut-back
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 4-16
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- Half pitch
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Technical Practice
Wide Delivery Practice
Deliver accurate crosses from wide
- Age band
- Under 10 to Adults
- Players
- 6-16
- Time
- 16 min
- Area
- Half pitch
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Overlap And Cross
Create the crossing chance with a combination
- Age band
- Under 10 to Adults
- Players
- 5-16
- Time
- 14 min
- Area
- Half pitch
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Technical Practice
Early Cross Practice
Deliver before reaching the byline
- Age band
- Under 10 to Adults
- Players
- 6-18
- Time
- 18 min
- Area
- Penalty area plus flanks
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Attack v Defend The Box
Contest crosses in a realistic box
- Age band
- Under 12 to Adults
- Players
- 4-16
- Time
- 14 min
- Area
- Penalty area plus flanks
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Attacking Header Finishing
Score with the head from a cross
- Age band
- Under 10 to Adults
- Players
- 10-20
- Time
- 20 min
- Area
- 50 x 40 yards with wide channels
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Small-Sided Game
Attacking Crossing Game
Create and finish crossing chances
- Age band
- Under 11 to Adults
- Players
- 4-18
- Time
- 16 min
- Area
- Attacking third
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Technical Practice
Free Kick Delivery Practice
Deliver quality free kicks
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 10-20
- Time
- 20 min
- Area
- 50 x 40 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Bibs
- Focus
- Small-Sided Game
Wide Channel Game
Use the width of the pitch
- Age band
- Under 10 to Adults
- Players
- 2-10
- Time
- 16 min
- Area
- Penalty area plus flanks
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Crosses And Claims
Deal with crosses confidently
- Age band
- Under 10 to Adults
- Players
- 8-18
- Time
- 16 min
- Area
- Half pitch
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Wide Overlap Attack
Create and use an overlap in the wide area
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 5-18
- Time
- 18 min
- Area
- 39 x 32 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Overload Cutback Finish
Finish from cutbacks along the ground
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 5-18
- Time
- 16 min
- Area
- 33 x 26 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Underload Cutback Finish
Finish from cutbacks along the ground
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 5-18
- Time
- 16 min
- Area
- 35 x 28 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Two-Touch Cutback Finish
Finish from cutbacks along the ground
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 5-18
- Time
- 16 min
- Area
- 37 x 30 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Tempo Cutback Finish
Finish from cutbacks along the ground
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 5-18
- Time
- 18 min
- Area
- 41 x 34 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Transition Cutback Finish
Finish from cutbacks along the ground
- Age band
- Under 9 to Adults
- Players
- 5-18
- Time
- 16 min
- Area
- 33 x 26 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
Pressure Cutback Finish
Finish from cutbacks along the ground
What is in every drill
Set-up and area size. Pitch dimensions in yards, how many cones you need and where players start, so you can lay it out before the first player arrives.
Coaching points. Three or four things to actually say during the practice, written in language you can use with players rather than coaching-course jargon.
Progressions and regressions. How to make it harder when they master it and how to simplify it when the group is struggling or short on numbers.
Step-by-step instructions. Numbered set-up steps, a numbered sequence for running the practice, what every player and group is doing, where they move afterwards and how they rotate.
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