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Football (soccer) drill library: Fun Football
Fun games are an enjoyable way to practice football (soccer). They help players develop teamwork and enjoy football (soccer).
Drills: Fun Football
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Land-Sea-Ship with Ball
Dribbling exercises, initially following coach's instructions to dribble to land-sea-ship lines. Precise stopping at the designated spots. Ends with a competition where the last player is eliminated.
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Triangle Tag and Ball Stealing
Taggers have a bib in hand, the tagger changes when someone is caught. Rules: - The tagger cannot catch a player who is running through a safe zone - Players cannot remain standing in a safe zone - No...
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Listen & Group Up
Area is a circle or square, some players with a ball and some without. The coach gives instructions on what kind of group to form, and players must follow the instruction. For example, "Four players,...
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Warm-up Tag with Goals and Balls
The practice area is marked with cones of different colors. Most players have a ball, and one or more players act as taggers. The taggers' goal is to steal the ball from players in possession and...
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Kick your teammate's ball out of the area
At the start, all players are inside a rectangle with a ball. The purpose is to kick your teammate's ball out of the area, while keeping your own ball in the area/in possession for as long as...
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Keep your side clean
The field is divided into two equal parts. Players are divided into two teams, whose purpose is to keep their own side of the field empty of balls. The winning team is the one that has fewer balls on...
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Stealing balls to your own nest
The goal is to steal as many balls as possible for yourself in a certain time. At the beginning all balls are in the middle, from where everyone starts fetching one ball at a time to their own nest....
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Switching Game
Players on the outer edge have to switch positions so that the player in the middle doesn't reach the cone first. The player left without a cone moves to the middle. The switches can be arranged so...
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Home Exchange
Players start from their own "home" and dribble one ball at a time to the opponents' homes. When all balls from their own home have been taken elsewhere, players continue emptying their homes by...
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Apple Thieves
Create one area in the middle where balls are initially collected. Outside this area, create areas or "baskets" where players are meant to dribble their stolen balls or "apples". In the central area,...
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Mirror
1. One of the players or the coach is the "Mirror" and stands with their back to the others. 2. The other players form a line further away from the Mirror. 3. When the Mirror has their back turned,...
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Dodgeball
Dodgeball with feet. It is agreed that the ball must not rise above knee height and the inside of the foot must be used for kicking. Soft balls can also be used. The burned player becomes the burner...
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Color Tag (Football Version)
1. Each player gets a colored bib (e.g., red, blue, green, yellow). 2. Everyone has a ball, and players dribble freely on the field. 3. The coach calls out one color, e.g., "Red!" 4. All players with...
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Football Fruit Salad
Starting position: Players form a circle, and one player goes to the center of the circle. How to start: The player in the center says what they like about football, for example a player: "I like Cole...
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Kick opponent's ball out of the area 2
In this exercise, players try to kick the opponent's ball with their own ball so that it goes out of bounds. If a player's ball goes out, the player goes to observe / juggle the ball outside the area...
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Accuracy Kick Competition
Players are divided into two teams, positioned at the ends of the area. Balls are placed on top of cones in the middle of the area. The teams' task is to kick the ball accurately from behind the end...
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Tag with ball in hands
In the warm-up, two taggers are chosen who have one ball. Only the tagger who has the ball in their hands can catch others by touching them. The taggers can pass the ball between themselves, but the...
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Tail Tag
Objective: Collect as many "tails" (bibs) from other players before time runs out. Rules: Each player has one tail (bib) hanging from the waistband of their shorts. Players try to snatch each other's...
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Chain Tag
The game starts with one or two taggers who try to catch other players by touching them. When a player is caught, they also become a tagger and must hold hands with the previous taggers - thus forming...
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Escape from the area
Players are divided into, for example, three different colors. Half of the players have a ball. Players must dribble through gates of the agreed color to escape from the area. The game can either...
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Bank Robbery
Players try to get past two guards who are protecting gold bars (i.e., cones) in the middle of the area. 1. Starting setup: In the middle of the area, there are several gold bars that players try to...
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Circle Rumba
A version of the classic musical chairs game, but with a ball and circles. Music can be played and when the music stops, players need to find a circle for themselves as quickly as possible. It can...
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Bowling Competition
Divide players into two or more teams depending on the number of players. The teams' objective is to dribble the ball through a slalom course and then take an accurate shot at the pins from a marked...
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Team Building Exercise
Divide the players into three groups. The goal is to get all players transferred to the other side of the area using different styles. The fastest team wins. Variations: -Players must carry each other...
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Tag with Rescuers
In this drill there are taggers, players who can be tagged, and rescuers. The rescuers dribble the ball to the tagged players and rescue them using an agreed style. Agreed styles could be for example...
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Captain Says
A classic game where one player or the coach acts as the captain. The captain gives commands (e.g., "Captain says dribble with your left foot!", "Captain says stop the ball by sitting!", "Captain says...
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Soccer Snake
Players line up in a queue, each with their own ball. The first player starts dribbling, and the others follow at the same pace. The coach can shout "snake's tail changes!", at which point the last...
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Bowling Competition 2
Cones are placed in a row on both sides of the area. Players are divided into two teams. The players' task is to knock down the opposing team's cones by kicking the ball from their own half. The...
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Player with ball is safe -tag
Players hold balls in their hands and pass to each other by throwing. A player holding a ball is always safe. The goal of players with balls is to also protect their teammates by preventing the tagger...
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Beehive Tag
One or two players start as bees (taggers), and their task is to try to sting the beekeepers (other players) by touching them. Everyone has a ball. First sting: The player must keep one hand on the...
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Traffic Light Game
The coach is on the other side of the area with two different colored cones (e.g., green and red). The coach shouts "Green!" with their back turned to the players, and the players are allowed to...
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Deer Hunting
The "hunters" position themselves on the sides of the practice area, and the "deer" start from the ends. The goal is to get to the other side of the area without being hit by the hunters' balls. If a...
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Keep Possession of the Ball
Can the dribbler make it to the other side while maintaining possession? One player positions at the end of the area and the rest go to the sides of the area. All players have a ball and it's good to...
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Bounce Pass Challenge
Players work in pairs with one ball. The purpose is to pass the ball so that it bounces once before the other player passes it back. The winning team is the one that manages to make the most...
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Knock down the cones game
Can be played with 2v2 - 5v5 teams. The goal is to knock down as many cones as possible as a team. Cones are knocked down only by kicking the ball at them. Different colored cones can be assigned...
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