U16 Soccer Drills

Receiving to turn - Exercise that allows players to improve the technical skills of pass and oriented control

Depth - 5 v 5 conditioned game with the support of two neutral players inside a central zone and two finishing zones on the sides

Shooting - Useful drill to train finishing shots after a quick change of direction

Press - Train players to defend outnumbered in order to improve pressure

Passing - Useful drill to train quick ball transmission between teammates

Playing out from the back - Small-sided Game to train how to lose a marker to build-up quickly from a defensive phase

3v1 - Simplified situation that is functional to train defenders' ball possession

1v1 - 1 vs 1 drill with five balls to improve reaction and speed skills with shoot at goal under opponent's pressure

Possession - This drill was introduced by Johan Cruiff to train first teams

Creating space - 4 v 4 ball possession with quick transmission and losing the marker to encourage central penetrating pass