Soccer training – Warm-Up – Soccer drill selection

Warming up is not boring! Our warm-up drills bring variety to training sessions and the fun of playing soccer starts straight away. There is something here for all group sizes and levels of ability. Nearly all units use the ball and those that don’t ... well, see for yourself.

Shake Hands


Players: 8


Balls: All


Material: No


Goals: 0

Dribbling Command


Players: 1


Balls: All


Material: No


Goals: 0

Rectangle Of Numbers


Players: 1


Balls: All


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Take Aim And Run


Players: 6


Balls: 1


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Action-Circle


Players: 6


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

14 Catching Games


Players: 10


Balls: All


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Round Trip


Players: 4


Balls: 1


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Monster Rectangle


Players: 7


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

See-Saw


Players: 8


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Number Distribution


Players: 8


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Cone Course


Players: 6


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Quick And Easy


Players: 8


Balls: All


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Bib Game


Players: ?


Balls: All


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Trade-Off


Players: 8


Balls: All


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Rows Of Two


Players: 6


Balls: 3


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Coach Dribbling


Players: 8


Balls: All


Material: No


Goals: 0

Pressure Pass


Players: 6


Balls: 1


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Dribbling And Passing


Players: 4


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Braiding


Players: 3


Balls: 1


Material: No


Goals: 0

Moving Pass


Players: 6


Balls: 1


Material: No


Goals: 0

Lane Drill


Players: 8


Balls: All


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Triangle Effect


Players: 5


Balls: 1


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Passing Round


Players: 12


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Backward Running


Players: 4


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Drill-Risk


Players: 6


Balls: 1


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Double Field


Players: 8


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Star Dribbling


Players: 12


Balls: 6


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Running Rows


Players: 8


Balls: All


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Highway


Players: 8


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Double Cones


Players: 3


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Pass + Action


Players: ?


Balls: 1


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Tunnel System


Players: 8


Balls: 1


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Windscreen Wiper


Players: 1


Balls: All


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Partner Pass


Players: 2


Balls: 1


Material: No


Goals: 0

Threesomes


Players: 3


Balls: 1


Material: No


Goals: 0

Motion Cross


Players: 8


Balls: +


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Spider’s Web


Players: 8


Balls: All


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Changeover


Players: 3


Balls: 1


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Socket


Players: 4


Balls: 1


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Passing Power


Players: 12


Balls: 4


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

Arrowhead


Players: 5


Balls: 2


Material: Yes


Goals: 0

General ideas about warming up

There is no other topic which has been discussed as controversial as warming up in sports. Stretching, yes or no? If yes, then how? Warming up with or without a ball? Only three questions in a wide range of topics which are still up for discussion.

Partly, opinions vary a great deal and as a soccer coach, one should always be informed which scientific findings are most up-to-date. Within a few years everything that is right now can be completely wrong.

That sounds bad and that is what it is supposed to be. We have discussed a lot which warm up drills are to be presented on Soccerpilot. Finally, we have decided to focus on two aspects:

1. One always warms up with a ball! If not, it is just playing catch or activity games.

2. Warming up is an introduction to the main part.

This should correspond to the latest opinions on modern soccer practice.

Information: There are already more than 1,000 animations online at www.soccerdrills.de, as well as plenty of interesting articles by very well-known soccer experts.

If you don’t want to wait for the translations, you can take a look at Soccerdrills.de. The animations often speak for themselves.

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