Under 15-17 Soccer Drills

This page displays soccer drills suitable for players aged U15 to U17 and focuses on enhancing players' game understanding. This Advanced age group, develops Youth Soccer Drills based around the game and looks at player relationships in training and the transfer of these into the game. This will cover each of Touchtight's 6 Phases with attacking soccer drills, defending, counter-attacking, and defending the counter.

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Defending whilst Outnumbered (13-P2)

This defensive football practice is played in a single half of the pitch and the width of the 18 Yard box. Based on a 343, we have Gold...

Defending Centrally (12-P2)

This practice has 3 different exercises running at one time. We have a 1 v 1 practice on either side of the main practice area, with...

Midfield Pressure in Midfield Third (11-P3)

This opposed practice is focused on midfield players regaining possession and developing and finishing attacks In the attacking...

Winning Possession in Midfield area (11-P1)

This opposed practice is focused on midfield players regaining possession and developing and finishing attacks In the attacking...

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

Played in a 30 by 20 Yard area, split into 2 halves of 15 by 20. 5 players (positioned as 3 defenders and 2 midfielders) in one group and...

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

This Level 1, opposed practice is the 2nd part of Theme 10: Defensive Pressure. We begin with 2 players at each end who must combine...

Defensive Pressure | Rondo Based (10-P1)

This Rondo is Practice 1 of Theme 10: Defensive Pressure and is based off a 3511 Formation as you can see. Set Up: This is played in a 20...

Improving Technical Finishing (09-P1)

In this Technical practice, we have 4 passing players on the outside of the 18 yard Box with 3 or 4 balls each. Attacking players begin...

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

This counter attacking practice begins with a 4 v 3 in a 20 x 40 yard central area, with an attacking midfield box 4 against a midfield 3...

How to Counter Attack from Midfield (08-P2)

This directional soccer practice is the second of Theme 8: Direct Counter Attack From Deep. With a focus on our midfield player receiving...

Dribble and Drive (Theme 8-Practice 1)

This dribbling/running with the ball soccer practice is set up with a 40 x 36 yard length, which can vary depending on age & number of...

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

Practice two of theme seven, final third combinations, is played in a 25 x 35 yard area with two attacking zones and a three v three in...

Penetrating Defences | (06-P3)

This defending practice develops the player's ability to defend as a group against through balls, by covering passing lines & reacting to...

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

Practice 2 of theme six defensive compactness is played in a 30 by 15-yard area, beginning with a 5 v 2 overload Rondo in one half of the...

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

This Soccer Drill begins with the coach playing the ball into an attacking player who attacks a single defender and goal, with the...

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

This possession football practice is known as the Gamet Game and is focused on improving support play in possession. We position 5 sets...

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

In this opposed 4 v 2 Rondo, the possession team must keep the ball in each of the 4 squares within this 20 x 20 area, against 2...

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

This technical soccer drill is focused on developing 3rd man runs and one-touch combination play. With players in each corner of the...

Positional Rondo | Transitional Play (04-P2)

This football Rondo practice focuses on players' rotational movement to create space in a central area to keep the ball. In addition, in...

Compact Unit Defending | Skill (03-P2)

This possession-based soccer drill takes place in a 50 x 40 area, with 4 mini goals positioned on the corner of each baseline with 2 at...

4 v 4 Attack v Defence | Defend in Defending Third (03-P1)

In this half-pitch defensive soccer drill, we focus on our attacking 4 players against a back 4 in the defending third. Our coach will...

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

Practice 3 of our counter-attacking theme, begins with a 2 v 2 with a floater in a 15 by 15 square in each corner of the practice. When...

Possession Based | Counter Attacking (02-P1)

This skill soccer practice has 16 players with a 7 v 7, including goalkeepers, and 2 additional floating players to support. A 4 v 4 plus...

Play Through the Central Target (01-P3)

This football practice focuses on developing the player's ability to combine and rotate in central areas, penetrating defensive pressing...

Four Square Game | (01-P2)

In this four corner game, defending teams will attempt to cover these players and so the attacking team must work angles and spaces to...

Opposed Skill | Attacking Centrally (01-P1)

This possession football coaching practice takes place in a 20 and 30-yard area depending on the age group coached, we play a 3 v 3 plus...

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

This soccer finishing drill focuses on quick combinations in and around the box, with strikers required to adjust their positioning, take...

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

This Small Sided Game is focused on 1v1 competitive duels in a team game, to encourage competition and improve players' responsibility...

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