Drills by duration
10-15 minutes.
The typical technical-block length. Long enough to teach a skill, short enough to keep U7-U10 attention.
81 drills · ages U7–U18
Cone Town
dribbling · ⚡ 60-second setup
Pirate Treasure
dribbling · ⚡ 60-second setup
Sole Rolls & Turns
Sole rolls, drag-backs, V-cuts. The foundational ball touches every U7 should make 50 of every session.
dribbling · ⚡ 60-second setup
First Touch Everywhere
Every U7 needs to learn the ball doesn't bounce off them — it sticks. One ball per player, lots of...
first touch · ⚡ 60-second setup
Pass and Follow
Pass to a friend, then run to where they were. The simplest possible introduction to passing — and to the...
passing · ⚡ 60-second setup
Late-Arrival Square
The warm-up that absorbs late arrivals without breaking flow. Plug-and-play for any session.
warmup · ⚡ 60-second setup
Defend Your Cone
Every player stands next to their own cone and tries to knock over other players' cones with their ball...
defending · ⚡ 60-second setup
Shadow Defending
Defender mirrors the attacker's every movement for 20 seconds without touching or tackling. Teaches body...
defending · ⚡ 60-second setup
Colour Touch
Players dribble freely. Coach calls a colour. Every player must reach a cone of that colour within 3...
first touch · ⚡ 60-second setup
Freeze and Find
sole control · ⚡ 60-second setup
GK Handling and Distribution — First Skills
Three handling techniques and three distribution techniques drilled in 10 minutes. The foundation GK...
goalkeeping · ⚡ 60-second setup
Reaction Warm-Up
Wake up the body and the brain — for week 1 of pre-season when everyone's rusty.
pre season · ⚡ 60-second setup
Throw-In Routines
30+ throw-ins per match. Two routines, drilled in 10 minutes — possession reliability transformed.
set pieces · ⚡ 60-second setup
Numbers Passing — Cognitive Warm-Up
Players pass in sequence by number. One ball, then two, then three — all circulating by number...
warmup · ⚡ 60-second setup
Scan-and-Turn Rondo
The rondo where you must check your shoulder before the ball arrives. Build the habit kids never have.
first touch · ⚡ 60-second setup
Reactive Agility Gates
Six numbered cone gates in a grid. Coach calls a number — player sprints through that gate. Ball optional....
fitness
GK 1v1 Saves — Set and Hold
Three types of save drilled in 10 minutes: the set-and-hold (ball caught cleanly), the diving save low to...
goalkeeping · ⚡ 60-second setup
Decision Warm-Up
A rondo-based warm-up with a decision layer: players call out who they're passing to before the ball...
warmup · ⚡ 60-second setup
Cushion Control (Pairs)
The under-coached fundamental. Cushion the ball, kill its energy, set up the next pass.
first touch · ⚡ 60-second setup
First-Touch Gates
Receive the pass, control through a gate. The first-touch drill that even U7s can master in one session.
first touch · ⚡ 60-second setup
Everyone Keeps Goal
U7-U8 don't have specialist keepers — they take turns. Build the basic save shape so every kid is...
goalkeeping · ⚡ 60-second setup
First Shots — Mini Goals
Get U7s shooting at proper targets without keepers, technique, or fear of getting it wrong. Just goals,...
shooting · ⚡ 60-second setup
Colour Goals
shooting
Dribble and Freeze
Every player dribbles freely in the grid — freeze on the whistle, check your ball is still, win a point....
dribbling · ⚡ 60-second setup
Gate Passing in Pairs
Pairs pass through small cone gates scattered across the grid. Score a point for each clean pass through a...
passing
First Shot on Goal
Every player dribbles from a start cone, arrives at a shooting line, and scores in a mini goal. No...
shooting · ⚡ 60-second setup
Target Shooting
Knock over the cone. A stationary target inside a mini goal gives U8 shooters something specific to aim at...
shooting · ⚡ 60-second setup
Futsal 2v2 End Zones
When the pitch is unplayable, this is your indoor session. High-touch, high-energy, transferable.
small sided games · ⚡ 60-second setup
Shadow Defending in Pairs
Defender mirrors the attacker — no tackling, no winning the ball, just shadow them. The body shape habit...
defending · ⚡ 60-second setup
Dribbling Circuit — Speed and Control
Three-station dribbling circuit: slalom, speed gate, and turn-and-accelerate. Rotates every 3 minutes....
dribbling
Shuttle and Shoot
Sprint, recover, dribble, shoot. Conditioning that doesn't feel like conditioning because there's a goal...
fitness · ⚡ 60-second setup
3v1 Rondo (Classic)
Three keep the ball, one tries to win it. The most-used possession drill in football, for good reason.
small sided games · ⚡ 60-second setup
Sole Roll and Switch
sole control · ⚡ 60-second setup
Rondo with Sprint Trigger
Standard 4v1 rondo, but when the defender wins the ball they sprint to a cone 10 yards away and back...
fitness · ⚡ 60-second setup
Y-Shape Change of Direction
Sprint to a cone, react to the coach's call, change direction to one of two targets. Football-specific...
fitness · ⚡ 60-second setup
Passing Triangles
Pass, follow, repeat. The geometric drill that secretly trains scanning, weight of pass, and constant...
passing · ⚡ 60-second setup
Corner Kicks: Near and Far Targets
U10 corners shouldn't be 'kick it and hope'. Two simple targets, two simple routines — the foundations of...
set pieces · ⚡ 60-second setup
Throw-In: Give and Go
The simplest throw-in routine that works at every level. Throw to feet, sprint past the receiver, get it...
set pieces · ⚡ 60-second setup
Sole Stop and Scan
sole control
First Touch Out of Pressure
A defender approaches as you receive. Your first touch decides whether you're free or trapped. Drill the...
first touch · ⚡ 60-second setup
Recovery-Paced Possession
After a hard session, end with movement that helps recovery. Slow possession at jogging pace. Cool-down done right.
fitness · ⚡ 60-second setup
GK Angles — Come Off the Line
GK practises advancing off the line to narrow the angle when a striker runs through. Three attacker...
goalkeeping · ⚡ 60-second setup
GK Quick Distribution — Roll, Throw, Punt
Three distribution types drilled in sequence with named targets at three distances. Roll (10m), throw...
goalkeeping · ⚡ 60-second setup
3v1 Rondo
Three keep, one defends. 90 seconds of compressed football — every cognitive demand the modern game makes,...
passing · ⚡ 60-second setup
Penalty Finishing — Picking a Side and Sticking With It
Penalty technique drilled in three phases: pick the corner, no GK; pick the corner with GK; competition...
shooting · ⚡ 60-second setup
Possession Rondo Warm-Up
A 5v2 possession rondo as the main warm-up. Two-touch maximum, defenders win = swap. Activates the body,...
warmup · ⚡ 60-second setup
GK Crosses — Claim or Punch
GK drills the three responses to an incoming cross: claim (catch it), punch (clear it), or stay (don't...
goalkeeping
GK Reaction Saves — Close-Range Sequence
Three feeders at 8 yards, one in the central zone. GK faces rapid sequential shots — left, right, central,...
goalkeeping · ⚡ 60-second setup
Adult Rondo Possession Warm-up
small sided games · ⚡ 60-second setup
End-Zone Dribble
Score by dribbling the ball over the back line. No goalkeepers, no goals, no offside — just the ball, the...
small sided games · ⚡ 60-second setup
Block Tackle & Intercept
The two ways defenders win the ball at U9-U13. Practice the technique before the SSGs amplify the mistakes.
defending · ⚡ 60-second setup
1v1 vs Keeper
Striker, ball, keeper. The simplest finishing drill in football — and the most repeated moment in a match.
shooting · ⚡ 60-second setup
Attacking Throw-Ins — Tower and Loop
Two named throw-in routines drilled to automaticity: Tower (short, shield, lay off) and Loop (decoy runs,...
set pieces
Slalom Under Pressure
Cones in a line. Defender on your shoulder. Close control under realistic pressure — without being tackled.
dribbling · ⚡ 60-second setup
Aerial Control & Trap
Chest, thigh, and inside-of-foot. Bring high balls down dead in three touches or fewer.
first touch · ⚡ 60-second setup
4v2 Rondo
Four attackers, two defenders, more decisions per second. The rondo progression that introduces defending...
small sided games · ⚡ 60-second setup
Carrying at Pace — Breaking Lines
Player receives, drives through a gate, beats a passive defender, finishes. The U12 version of...
dribbling · ⚡ 60-second setup
Speed Dribble Into 1v1 — Beat the Defender
Attacker drives at pace to a cone 15m away, then faces a recovering defender in a 1v1 to goal. Trains the...
dribbling · ⚡ 60-second setup
Passing Diamonds
Two balls, one diamond, no thinking time. The drill that forces scanning before receiving — modern...
passing
Free Kick Over and Around the Wall
Three free kick types drilled in sequence: over the wall (dipped shot), around the wall (curled shot), and...
set pieces
Wide Dribbling to Cross — Create the Delivery
Wide player receives, beats their full-back 1v1, and delivers a cross. Three delivery types drilled:...
dribbling
Team Builder
Week 1 of pre-season. New players, summer rust, awkward silences. This drill fixes all three.
pre season · ⚡ 60-second setup
Ball Mastery Circuit
Four stations, each with a different ball mastery touch. Players rotate every 3 minutes. Sole roll, inside...
first touch
1v1 Box Challenge
Two cones, one defender, one chance. The 1v1 dribbling pattern that scales from U9 to U14.
dribbling · ⚡ 60-second setup
5v5 Rotation Clock
rotations · ⚡ 60-second setup
Receive, Turn, Shoot
First touch into space, turn, finish. Three skills chained — the most common goal-scoring sequence in...
shooting · ⚡ 60-second setup
1v1 Channel Defending
Body shape, jockeying, patience. The defending fundamentals before tackling enters the picture.
defending · ⚡ 60-second setup
Half-Turn First Touch
Receive on the half-turn — facing forward, not facing back. The skill that turns possession into progression.
first touch · ⚡ 60-second setup
First Touch Flow
Pre-season week 1, the kids haven't kicked a ball in 8 weeks. Reactivate without injuring them — flowing...
pre season · ⚡ 60-second setup
GK Rotation Drill
rotations · ⚡ 60-second setup
5v3 Overload Rondo
Five attackers, three defenders, one ball. The classic overload rondo — possession that builds the brain,...
passing · ⚡ 60-second setup
Pre-Season Box
Aerobic load with the ball at feet. The pre-season fitness drill that doesn't feel like punishment.
pre season · ⚡ 60-second setup
GK Angles and 1v1s
Goalkeeper starting positions and 1v1 decisions. Two exercises: static angle-setting from cones, then live...
goalkeeping · ⚡ 60-second setup
Defending Corners — Man-Marking Structure
Defenders assigned to specific attackers at corners. One post player, one near-zone, man-markers for all...
set pieces
Wide Free Kick — Delivery and Movement
Wide free kick from 25 yards, two movers in the box, one anchor at the near post. The U12 version of the...
set pieces
Finishing Under Pressure — 2v1 Rush
Two attackers rush a defender and goalkeeper. The attacker with the ball must shoot before the defender...
shooting · ⚡ 60-second setup
Midfielder Turn Under Pressure
Central midfielders receive with their back to play 50+ times a match. The turn that follows decides...
first touch · ⚡ 60-second setup
Long Throw — Attacking Patterns
Long throws into the box. The set piece most teams ignore until it wins them a game.
set pieces · ⚡ 60-second setup
GK Footwork and Distribution — Feet Under Pressure
GK receives back passes under simulated press, controls cleanly with feet, and distributes to wide or...
goalkeeping
Pre-Match Activation — 15-Minute Protocol
A 15-minute pre-match activation protocol: mobility, passing pairs, and a high-intensity rondo. Designed...
fitness · ⚡ 60-second setup
Pattern Play — 5v0 Combination
Five-player combination run in a fixed positional pattern — no defenders, full pace, perfect execution....
passing