Pre Season Drills
After a summer break, it can be difficult to get your players both mentally and physically ready for the upcoming season. Your players need to be physically ready to regularly play soccer again and to begin the first game on the front foot. Getting your players excited for the season and prepared for the upcoming fixtures is a must for any coach.
Pre Season Training Drills
Use the pre-season drills on Cupello to find fun and clever ways of getting your players ready for the season after a long break. From enjoyable small sided games to improving agility and movement, these drills will ensure that your players are ready for the season ahead.
Soccer Coaching Tips
WATCH: Spanish Soccer Tennis
Watch the Spanish youth players in this fantastic game for pre-season which deve...
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4v1 Boxes
Body positioning is key when receiving the ball and deceiving the defender, help...
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Movement to Receive
Coaching movement is not about using lots of equipment it is about engaging your...
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7v7 to 9v9: 6v6 Attack v Defence
Attack plays defence in this 6v6 game. There are two different ways of scoring, ...
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7v7 to 9v9: 3v3 Scoring Zone
This game gives players lots of problems to solve in a 3v3 game with four goals ...
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Match Reaction Agility
Agility is key to the performance of youth players, and is linked to speed of pl...
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Creating Space with Width
Attacking players need to be able to use the full width of the pitch, creating s...
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Smash And Grab
This drill will get your players back into the swing of keeping possession, comm...
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Reacting to Movement
Sudden bursts of speed can catch out teams not giving them time to prevent defen...
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Bounce pass and move
Working on passing and movement with a bounce board on an individual level then ...
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2v2+4 Game Agility
Agility is vital for physical performance especially in youth players who have s...
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Tic tac toe
Fun game for coaches to use when they want to test players' brains but with some...
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Find the Striker
Making goal scoring opportunities involves getting the ball to the target man in...
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End Zone Scrimmage
Split defences with accurate through balls that create goal scoring opportunitie...
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Score With One Touch
Taking key goal scoring opportunities involves being quick and utilising one tou...
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Overload Defenders
Defenders need to be able to adapt to varying numbers of overloads and cut out t...
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Different Attacks
Get players thinking about different ways of attacking, either centrally or crea...
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Back to Front
Encourage players to think about creating space with this drill by allowing play...
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Win The Ball and Attack 1v1
Win the the ball and spring into attack, creating a 1v1 against the goalkeeper
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Four Goals Five Players
Switching play is key, looking to create space and increasing the opportunity of...
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