Defending whilst Outnumbered (13-P2)
Under 12-14 Soccer Drills
This page displays U12 soccer drills through to U14 and focuses on developing a tactical understanding on top of their continued technical development. We try to ensure all soccer training practices cover a variety of our phases, ensuring coaches are able to develop players holistically. We have 6 Phases each with attacking soccer drills, defending, counter-attacking, and defending the counter.


Defending Centrally (12-P2)

Midfield Pressure in Midfield Third (11-P3)

Winning Possession in Midfield area (11-P1)

Activation Rondo | Send 2 In! (10-P3)

Defending the 2 v 1 Counter | When to Press? (10-P2)

Defensive Pressure | Rondo Based (10-P1)

Finishing Quickly Under Pressure (09-P2)

Finishing Combinations | 1v1 Games (09-P3)

Improving Technical Finishing (09-P1)

How to Defend Deep to Counter Attack (08-P3)

How to Counter Attack from Midfield (08-P2)

Dribble and Drive (Theme 8-Practice 1)

The Gate Game - Smaller Ballers P5

2 v 1 Attacking Soccer Drill | (07-P3)

Possession Transfer | 3 v 1 + 1 (07-P2)

2 v 1s | Attack v Defence (07-P1)

Penetrating Defences | (06-P3)

Activation Rondo | 5 v 2s (06-P2)

Defensive Compactness | Opposed (06-P1)

3 v 2 Counter Attack | Small Overloads (05-P3)

The Gate Game | Developing Support Play (05-P2)

4 v 2 Rondos | Developing Support Play (05-P1)

Technical Passing Practice | Third Man Runs (04-P3)

Player Rotational Movement | Technical Practice (04-P1)

Compact Unit Defending | Skill (03-P2)

How to Counter Attack in Small Numbers (02-P3)

Possession Based | Counter Attacking (02-P1)

Play Through the Central Target (01-P3)

Four Square Game | (01-P2)

Opposed Skill | Attacking Centrally (01-P1)

Finishing In and Around the Box | Technical (33-P7)

Forcing Direction: Small-Sided Game (19-P6)