U6 Soccer Drill

 

 

 

As a coach in U6 Soccer, I was faced with a challenge. I wanted to make sure the drills I was running kept the kids' attention and focus, but my main goal was for them to have fun. That's what sports is all about, finding something you love and having fun doing it.

 

The first very basic and fundamental drill I use to accomplish all these goals is one I like to call the "King Kong" drill. The great thing about this drill is that it's fun for the kids and, if you can believe it, they actually ask to run this drill at every practice. For this drill, simply set up 10-20 traffic cones randomy around the field. Each player gets a ball. At the blow of your whistle, they race to knock down all the cones by kicking the ball at the cone to knock it over. It's quite a site to see these kids running around so focused on knocking down the cones. And, of course, what kid doesn't love to tear things up when given the chance, so knocking over soccer cones is naturally fun for them.

 

The attention and focus in this drill emphasizes dribbling and shooting the ball with the inside and outside part of the foot to improve accuracy. This is the first basic fundamental that I coach. This drill works great for U4-U7.

 

For this drill you will need:

• • 10 to 20 - 12" to 15" soccer cones
• • 3 to 5 - Soccer balls (one for each child on your team)
• • 1 - Whistle