Football Training Drills

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Tic Tac Toe football – Warm-up drill

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.

Fast transition drill – Counterattacks from the wings

Fast transition drill – Counterattacks from the wings

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

First touch drill – Great warmup for games and training

First touch drill – Great warmup for games and training

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

Football header drill: Improve your technique with this game

Football header drill: Improve your technique with this game

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.

Dynamic defending drill

Dynamic defending drill

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

Break the defensive line and shoot

Break the defensive line and shoot

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

Restarting from a long goal kick – Drill

Restarting from a long goal kick – Drill

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

Restarting from a goal kick  – Drill

Restarting from a goal kick – Drill

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

1v1 attack to defence transition drill

1v1 attack to defence transition drill

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