WALKING FOOTBALL DRILL - "BOX BALL" | 2 PLAYERS | Soccer/Football Coaching | Focus On: Passing

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BOX BALL:

Simply mark out a large rectangle and divide it in half. It is similar to tennis.

Instead of in Wall Ball where the players aim is to rebound it off the wall, players simply aim to pass the ball, landing it in the opponent's half and they win the point if the ball goes out of the opponents half before they can control it (or before a set number of bounces if you are playing it in the air).

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WALKING FOOTBALL DRILL - "ATTACKING & DEFENSIVE DUTIES" | 4 TO 12 PLAYERS | Soccer/Football Coaching |

PLAYERS: 6 to 14 players 

Set up a game and pair the players up with a player from the opposite team. They are now responsible for ‘man marking’ this player. This simply means if their player gets the ball they are responsible to try and stop them from passing/shooting/dribbling. 

This drill helps improve both defensive and attacking skills and reading of the play. Plus transitioning from defence to attack and attack to defence.

One second your team may have the ball so you should spread out and look to attack or receive the ball. But then if your team loses possession you must find your player and work on your defensive duties.

Things to work on when defending are: Positioning yourself close to the player so you can intercept a pass or stop them from passing; position yourself between the opposition player and your goal (this way there is no easy way towards goal for them); reading where the pass is likely to come from (is there a free opposition player that is likely to get the ball?) and trying to intercept the pass.

Things to work on when attacking are: Can you ‘lose’ your defender? This may mean that you get on their blind side (off their shoulder) so you can steal a step or two head start on them whichever direction you choose to go; do a shoulder drop or fake step to send your defender in the wrong direction to steal a yard or two; point to where you want the ball passed to so your teammate knows where to pass it to (this may be to your back foot so you can play forward quickly).

WALKING FOOTBALL DRILL - "RONDO" | Soccer/Football Coaching | Dribbling

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PLAYERS: 6 to 10 players 

Rondos are fantastic! A rondo is simply a small square or circle where the majority of players are trying to keep the ball off one or two players (like the old schoolyard game piggy in the middle).

For example, you could set up a circle with 6 players around the outside and two players inside the circle. The players around the outside are trying to pass the ball to their teammates while the two defenders in the middle are trying to intercept or block the pass. 

Note: Players on the outside aren’t allowed inside the circle.

If a defender successfully intercepts or blocks a pass they swap with the player that made the mistake.

Rondos work on passing, defending, communicating, movement, ball control, body shape, thinking ahead…so many things in such a small space and amount of time. 

A rondo is my go to drill when I want to get my players motivated and moving. It can be used as the first drill of a training session or as a warm up just before a game.

Variations: 

1. If you have 5 players play 4v1 in a square. If you have 6 players play 5v1 in a circle. 7 players and up, play two defenders in the middle.

Make sure that when you have two players in the middle, the player that has been in the longest goes out when the ball is intercepted even if they aren’t the player that won the ball.

This encourages teamwork and shows that you should work just as hard for your teammate as you would for yourself.

2. Defenders in the middle can either rotate out: each time they win the ball; or every 3 times they win the ball swap with new players: or keep the defenders in for a set amount of time (ie 1 minute) and then swap them out (see which defender/s can win the ball the most times).

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WALKING FOOTBALL DRILL - "GATES" | Soccer/Football Coaching | Dribbling

PLAYERS: 4 to 20 players 

This game is great for improving players skills and is very versatile. 

Players must control the ball while there is a lot of ‘traffic’ around and try not to bump into other players.

Players can focus on a particular skill (ie when you pass through a gate turn using the outside of your foot).

You can get the players to work in pairs and pass the ball through the gates to each other instead of dribbling through.

The options are many so use some initiative and make up whatever rules/variations you need!

Variations: