Free Soccer Drills
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Free Soccer Drills or Not Free.
What do I recommend?
How can you ask that of me? Well, in case you missed it earlier here is my favorite axiom:
Cheap is good, cheaper is better, but Cheapest is Best!
Any more silly questions? 
If you need more than just soccer drill ideas, such as entire soccer practice plans, you should go to the Soccer Practice Page.
Also, if you are just starting out as a “volunteer” youth soccer coach I highly recommend you go to the NEW Soccer Coach Page before you look at the drills.
Soccer Drills for Very Young Players
Free Youth Soccer Drills for Older Players
Soccer Goalie Drills
- Um, let's see – drills for goalkeepers maybe? Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. You win a prize – how about free soccer goalie drills?
Soccer Skills Drills
- These resources are specifically for learning moves, fakes, and the like and are more suitable for U10 and above.
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Other Soccer Drill Resources
By far the best soccer drill book I have seen for youth soccer is Organizing Your Youth Soccer Team.
Read my review and form your own opinion.
Even better, you can be learning new drills to use in minutes because the book is available as a download!
Get new drills for tonight's practice!
In case you hadn’t noticed, Amazon.com also has many good soccer drill books. Please read my review pages on recommended soccer drill books before purchasing any.
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From Other Soccer Parents
Click on the links below to see some more great soccer drills or games. They were all written by other visitors (soccer coaches) to this page and are tried and tested to work.
Modified Give & Go for U8
I like to use this simple drill for pregame warmup but it's also good for working on fundamentals during practice.
Set-up
There are 3 positions ...
Front post back post. Any age/used in highschool
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Two players in front of the goal outside the big box,
Man on left runs front post, man on right runs back post.
One man on far wing with ball passes ...
Silent Soccer, U8, U10, U12, U14
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I made this up myself! :)
The players form a large circle with big gaps. To make sure the gaps are the right size, players should spread out their arms ...
Slam kicking skills game - for ages 6 - 12
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Game to improve players’ kicking skills
If you want a game which can improve kicking skills, then look no further than Slam. Because it is such fun,...
Dribble SoccerTrain 4-10
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Everyone with a ball. Line up in a line (train). Put coach in front and if one available put a coach at end of line also. Objective: to dribble ball ...
Jumping String Drill (10 to 14 yrs old)
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Items needed.
2 flags
8 to 10 foot light string.
Ball
2 players
1) Plant the two flags about six feet apart.
2) Connect the two flags with the ...
Pass and go
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Description: Two teams (of 7 players or less) play a small-sided game with no goalkeepers. Each time a player completes a pass, he must sprint to his own ...
Sharks, Minnows and a Goal (U-5 soccer game)
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The kids love sharks and minnows, but it bears little to no resemblance to a soccer game. I modified it to be more soccer like, as follows:
1. Make ...
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