U17 Soccer Drills

Creating space - Practice passing and receiving by taking care of time and unmarking movements

Playing out from the back - Build-up pattern from the back and negative transitions for the defense, high pressing, and quick finishing for the attackers.

Passing - Exercise by Diego Pablo Simeone: sequence of ball passing with combination of passes and unmarking between several players

Dribbling - Exercise to train running with the ball at speed and quick thinking

Possession - Small-sided Game 3 v 2 to train ball possession, losing the marker during possession and transitions

Diagonal runs - 3 v 2 preparatory drill on finding depth with a cut by an outside player

Passing - Diego Pablo Simeone's exercise: sequence of ball passing with combination of passes between several players

Body shape - 3 v 2 situation with defensive movement and “open” ball handling by defenders and work on cutting movement and attacking depth for forwards

3v2 - 3 v 2 numerical superiority situation for driving the ball in the end zone with transitions

1v1 Defending - Learn how to defend various 1 v 1 situations