Kids Soccer Drills: The Basics

Kids soccer drills require you to have a differentgoalpost.
approach than you use for the other elder players.If your team has more than one goalkeeper, you
Getting All The Kids Dribbling And Shootingshould use one goalkeeper in each session. When you
In this drill practice, you have to line up the kids on arepeat the practice, you should change the
single goal line. You will need a large number of balls.goalkeeper, giving the other goalkeeper an
Have all the balls scattered over the field. Now, asopportunity to practice the same. Your position will
you say, "GO", the kids have to move towardsbe somewhere between the two queues of the
these balls, pick up the same, and put it into the goalplayers.
on the opposite side. This is quite effective drill thatToss the ball to one of the queues of the players
can help the kids improve their dribbling and shootingand instruct them to shoot or pass the ball with just
skills.one touch. When any player shoots the ball off to
Teach To Pass The Ball And Follow Directionsthe goalkeeper, the goalkeeper will pass the ball back
In this drill game, you have to put the kids in a queueto you.
at one corner of the field. Count till three and asTeaching How To Get The Ball Forward Passing All
soon as you say, "GO", the kids have to run towardsThe Defenders
you. While they are running towards you, they allIt is important in the game of soccer to keep the
have to try to steal the ball from the one who iscontrol of the ball and get it forward, passing all the
kicking it off. Now, as soon as you say, "STOP", theopponents. This drill practice requires two players -
one who was kicking the ball off will pass to one ofone defender and one who gets the ball forward,
the teammates.passing the defender. Allow some point system. For
Shooting The Ball With One Touchexample, if the defender gets the ball, he will earn
Kids will love this drill practice game. In this technique,one point.
the coach should divide the team in two lines, andOverall, these kids soccer drills can certainly help you
have them stand in a queue at not less than fortymake a team that will win you matches.
feet from the goal post. Place the goalkeeper on the