U21 Soccer Drills

1v1 - 1 v 1 drill to practice dribbling under pressure during the finishing phase and the transition phase

1v1 - Rondo 3 v 1, plus 1 v 1 situation on the lateral band for crossing into the box and finishing on goal

Pressing - Train immediate ball recovery and collective reaction after losing possession in tight spaces

Transition - Thematic game to train players in preventative marking when in possession of the ball

2v2 - Train finishing from cross with a 2 v 2 situation

Depth - Introductory exercise for searching for depth through player insertions

Finishing - Combination of passes on the ground with unmarking movements for conclusion on goal

Warm up - Exercise to be done during pre-match warm-up to increase players’ focus, useful for dealing with subsequent activities

Peripheral vision - Used by the Barcelona cantera as an introduction to concepts such as free-space perception, activation of a response based on a stimulus, and peripheral vision

Shooting - Thematic match to improve shooting accuracy and speed in finding the goal