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Practical coaching reads and the latest additions to the drill library. The drill library is where the action is - here are the newest additions.

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Alien Tag Soccer Game

Alien Tag is a soccer game for the very youngest players, ideal for U5 and U6 groups and even toddlers just starting out.

10 min6+ playersU5–U6
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Circle Passing Overlap Combination

The Circle Passing Overlap Combination is a soccer passing drill for U12 to U16 teams that layers overlapping runs onto a two-ball circle pattern.

15 min8+ playersU12–U16
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Great Attacking Skills

Great Attacking Skills is a soccer attacking drill for U11 to U16 teams built on two adjacent grids and a constantly shifting overload.

20 min5+ playersU11–U16
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Snake in the Grass Soccer Game

Snake in the Grass is a soccer warm-up game for U5 to U8 players that develops the raw movement skills young athletes need before ball work even matters: balance, coordination, and quick changes of direction.

10 min6+ playersU5–U8
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Triangle Combination Passing Drill

The Triangle Combination Passing drill is a compact soccer passing drill for U9 to U14 players that packs one-twos, receiving angles, and movement into a tiny footprint.

12 min3+ playersU9–U14
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Monster Turns

Monster Turns is a soccer dribbling drill for U6 to U8 players that makes turning away from pressure feel like the best game at practice.

10 min6+ playersU6–U8
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1 on 1 Soccer Progression

This 1 on 1 soccer dribbling progression for U8 to U12 players builds the courage and skill to take a defender on.

15 min2+ playersU8–U12
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Center Mid Passing Combination 1

Center Mid Passing Combination 1 is a soccer passing drill for U10 to U16 teams that puts a central pivot at the heart of a four-corner passing pattern.

15 min9+ playersU10–U16
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Combination Shooting Drills

This combination shooting drill gives U11 to U16 soccer players a framework for building up to a strike, with two small passing triangles feeding first-time finishes at goal.

20 min6+ playersU11–U16
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Circle Passing Combination Drill

The Circle Passing Combination drill is a soccer passing warm-up for U10 to U16 teams that runs two balls at once, so nobody gets to switch off.

12 min8+ playersU10–U16
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Line Passing Overlap Warm-Up

The Line Passing Overlap warm-up is a soccer passing drill for U9 to U14 teams that introduces the overlapping run in a simple, repeatable pattern.

12 min8+ playersU9–U14
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Combination Shooting with Dummy Run

This combination shooting soccer drill for U12 to U16 players is built around one of the game's slyest moves: the dummy.

20 min8+ playersU12–U16