PRACTICES

The creation of a free-to-access, online library of training practices for coaches, teachers and players to use in their everyday real-world training sessions. Created in collaboration with UEFA grassroots experts, using our in-game Skill Games drills. With tips and guidance from legendary footballing stars, the online library is designed to help grassroots players improve fundamental football skills: passing, dribbling, 1v1 defending and finishing.

QUICK FIRE FINISHING

This fun, fast paced drill tests your ability to take different shots from different angles in quick succession to develop your awareness, anticipation and finishing

OVERLOAD DEFENDING

Learn how to work together with your teammates to delay an opponent, create pressure and regain the ball to launch a counter attack and develop your defensive skills.

OBSTRUCTED PASS

Perfect your passing! In this drill you will learn how to keep possession when the passing lane is blocked and develop a variety of passing techniques.

PLAYING THE THROUGH PASS

Learn how to pass to a teammate through a gap in defense and develop your decision making, timing and the weight of your pass

CROSS INTO THE DANGER ZONE

This real-game scenario drill is split into 3 parts: it covers forward passing to your midfielder, crossing to the winger, and how to create space for your striker to finish.

BEAT AND CROSS

This one is all about developing your wing play. Learn how to make space and whip in a cross to create a scoring chance for your teammates.

2v1 WAVES

Learn how to turn a 2v1 attacking advantage into a goal scoring opportunity.

PASS THROUGH THE GAP

This is all about keeping the ball in tricky situations and learning how to quickly pass through the defenders zone and retain possession with your teammates.

DEFEND AND SCORE

Develop your defensive skills and how to regain the ball and launch a counter attack.

OVERLOADED ATTACKING

Learn how to convert a player advantage into a shooting chance, and hopefully a goal! Develop your spacial awareness, dribbling skills and passing technique.

DRIBBLE CHALLENGE

Slalom through the posts as quickly as possible and beat the defender to improve your close touch, change of direction and pace with the ball. As well as a bit of finishing on top.

ANGLE GATES

Focusing on passing accuracy, off-ball movement and vision, the aim of this drill is to improve your passing whilst avoiding defenders and obstacles.

CHIP SHOT

Develop your shot selection, power and placement to improve your 1v1 finishing from different angles.

DIRECT FREE KICK

Develop your shot selection, power and placement to improve your 1v1 finishing from different angles.

CROSS INTO THE BOX

The object is for the winger to use wide channels and swing the ball into the box for the striker to attack. For wingers, this is about travelling with the ball and delivering a killer cross whilst on the move. For strikers, it’s about exploring space and finding the target.

KEEP IT MOVING

Practice passing the ball via central teammates whilst avoiding the defense to improve passing accuracy, ball control and spatial awareness.

PLAY THE GAME

This drill puts into practise all the passing, tackling, dribbling and shooting skills you learnt so far and applies them to a game-like situation.