Basic Football Drills to Up Your Game: Level - Beginner

Passing and receiving

You can never perfect this skill enough! You can practice the technique with teammates or against a wall. As a beginner make sure to use the inside of your foot for both passing and receiving.

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Partner-up with a teamate and start this drill by standing 4-6 feet away from each other. Toss the ball just above head level, and the reciever must bounce the ball off their forehead. Add direction and force. Jump if needed!

Basic Dribbling

Use the top of your toes to guide the ball. Gently kick the ball while running. Try to touch the ball with at least every other step.

Dribbing with cones

Now arrange cones on the field and dribble around them. Place the cones in a straight line. Arrange the cone in different formations as your skills improve. Try using both feet!

Shoot and score!

Practicing shooting is particularly useful for midfielders and strikers. There are many different techniques of shooting. This is a good way to test your strength and improve your aim.

Receiving and Turning

Often times in the game you will receive the ball and immediately have to change directions to avert players from the other team. Practice turning by using cones for this.

The Rondos game

Rondos or ‘tiki-taka’ is a popular game similar to monkey in the middle. There is usually one person in the middle who tries to steal the ball, while the rest of the player pass the ball to each other in a circle around them.