Football Techniques - Football drills for amateur teams

Tic Tac Toe football – Warm-up drill

This post describes a fun tic tac toe football game that will warm up your team while practising some basic skills with the ball.

This post describes a fast transition drill using the wings that will get your players attacking and defending at full speed.

Mastering the first touch is crucial for any player. This post describes a first touch drill to use as warmup for games or training.

Players should know how to hit the ball with their heads. This football header drill will help your team to do it with precision and power.

This dynamic defending drill will keep defenders on their toes. The exercise transitions between 1v1, 2v1 and 3v1.

This drill will help your attack to break the defensive line to outnumber the opposition goalkeeper and score.

A bad restart from a goal kick can put your team under pressure. This simple drill will help your team improve long goal kicks.

A poorly executed goal kick can put a team under pressure. This drill emulates a safe way of restarting from a goal kick.

This attack to defence transition drill will help your players stop counterattacks developing after losing the ball.

A football team's fitness level is crucial. This high-intensity drill will increase your players' fitness and speed while having fun.

This post describes a football pressing drill that will help your defence to press in an organised manner.

This post describes a goalkeeper distribution drill that will help your keeper transition from defence into attack quickly and accurately.

Attacking in a straight line all the time is not effective. This drill will help your team to switch play when needed.

This post describes a combinations and shooting game that encourages quick passes to break through the defensive line.

Training for fitness without a ball can be very dull. These football fitness drills with a ball will make your training more enjoyable.