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Soccer drills for U12:213 for 10 and 11 year olds

U12 players are ready to think about space and each other. A 3D view helps them see what you mean by shape.

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The sample drill Slow Pass Means Go: six players on a green field.

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Drills written for under 12s, usually 10 and 11 year olds. Technique still comes first, and this is when first ideas about pressing, support and shape can start. Here are a few to look at, and the app has all 213, each one playing in 3D.

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U12

Y Pattern With Lay-Off and Through Ball

16 min · 7 players

Combine through the Y shape with a lay-off and finish the pattern with a through ball.

Lay the ball off into the runner's path
Check your shoulder before the through ball

U12

Split the Defenders and Set Back

10 min · 7 players

Play a pass between two defenders to a middle player who sets it back.

Pass through the gap between the defenders
The middle player sets back with one touch

U12

Receiving Under Pressure in a Channel

10 min · 8 players

Receive under pressure in a narrow channel with a chasing defender.

Shield the ball from the chaser
First touch into space

U12

Cut-Back from the Byline

10 min · 9 players

Steal the ball, break down the wing to the end line and pull it back for a late runner in the middle of the box.

After the steal, the first ball goes straight to the wide player so the break starts before the defenders can turn
Carry it almost to the end line, then roll the pull-back along the grass with the inside of the foot

U12

Decoy Near, Finish Far

14 min · 8 players

Pull the defender to the near post with a decoy run so a skidding ball from the wing finds a teammate alone beyond the far post.

Decoy striker, sprint hard at the near post early so the defender has to go with you
Winger, look up on the last dribble touch and hit the ball along the ground across the six-yard line