Soccer Drills To Do At Home

These are some simple drills you can do at home to work more on your individual skills outside of your practice time. We want to create a space where players, who want to do more and who want to learn more, have the ability to do so.

What can I work on with soccer drills at home?

• First Touch – Being in control as soon as the ball arrives is vital to keep the ball and make the best decision for your team.

• Dribbling – Using both feet to move the ball in different directions and speeds.

• Quick Feet – The pace at which your feet move can be the decisive factor to beat an opponent. Developing quick reflexes to make the ball do what you want at speed.

• Ball Mastery – Being comfortable with all surfaces of your feet (inside, outside, sole and laces).

• Turning – The ability to turn your body with and without the ball.

• Running with the ball – take small touches and take bigger touches while running with the ball and keeping it under control.

• Striking the ball – Striking the ball with power and precision using different surfaces of your feet.

Below are some simple drills you can do with just a ball and little-to-no equipment.

• Dribbling Exercise

  Have a ball at your feet and dribble in a confined space.

  Dribble with:

  1. Both feet

  2. Only right foot

  3. Only left foot

  4. Inside/outside of feet

  5. Laces only

  6. Sole of foot

  Introduction Moves:

• Pullback (use sole of foot)

• Cut (use outside part of foot)

  Key Points:

  •Accelerate after executing moves

  •Head is up to see space

  •Explode into space, Quick movements

• Passing Exercise

  Knock the ball off the cone

• Set up a gate and put another soccer ball on a cone a few yards away. Pass the ball from the gate and try to knock off the ball that is on the cone. If you knock it off, you get a point.

  Key Points:

• Plant foot (the foot you are not kicking with) pointed towards your target. Use the Inside of your foot when passing