Drills for Youth (U9-U18)
Pinnacles Football Club's collection of youth drills focus on learning by doing, building a larger repertoire of soccer movements, and teaching the basic principles of play in a fun and challenging environment. Technical and tactical development should be a focus throughout the players' youth development.
PFC 1000 Touches
A combination of 10+ drills designed to utilize all parts of the foot and maximize the number of touches on the ball. This is a drill that can be done in a small area, so we encourage players to try it out at home. Repetition is the key to learning anything; therefore, when players do drills with high repetitions the muscle memory builds quicker.
Skill Diamond
Materials:
- 9 small cones
- 1 ball per player
Instructions:
Set your 9 cones into 4 equally sized gates in a diamond formation, with 1 single cone placed in the space between them all. You must dribble through every gate but must return to the middle cone before you go to the next gate.
Progression:
To make it harder, you can add a different skill to use at each gate.
You can also remove the middle cone and add a mannequin or player to make it more game realistic.
Finally, you can add a timer to increase competition with other players. You can time how long it takes to make it through all of the gates and back to the start.
Focus:
The focus for this drill is close control, whilst also working on speed, change of direction, and creativity.