We invited football coach Sam Rafique from Hellerup Sports Club to share some of the best drill exercises. These football skills and drills could easily be adaptable to your next training program. 

The best football drills are the ones that manage to develop skills, while the players are having fun on the field. And the best part is that these work for all skill levels. Perfect for young players!

As well as sharing some great drills Rafique is also showing how you can record the giving exercises, using the Veo camera. As a coach, you can just stay focused on the game and go back and analyze the session later on.

Turning to Play Forward

This turning and passing drill is perfect for practicing coordination and quick thinking. It is also great for individual training and provides good challenges with a minimum setup.

1v1 into 2v2 and 3v3

This exercise is great to increase your player's fitness, and accountability when defending. It is also a fun and competitive exercise for the players. It gives you a lot of opportunities to coach in detail, in a simple to set up and good flowing exercise.

The Time Glass Passing Drill

For this exercise, the players need to think about passing and moving to a different position after each pass.

Rondo 4v2 

Looking for a fun way to start the training session? This game is always popular with the players. It will help stimulate specific soccer movements, and also give players ball contact time.

Attacking 1v1 in wide areas

This exercise helps improve players' ability to beat their opponents 1v1. By isolating wide areas, you will also be able to get into a little more tactical detail.

Pass in, pass out

There are many variations of soccer passing drills. Pass in, pass out is a great drill to warm up your players. This exercise will work on many technical aspects, including quick short passing and receiving.

Dribbling square

Dribbling drills are one of the most important exercises that a coach should include in soccer practices. This simple dribbling exercise is very adaptable and allows you to coach the details close.

2v2+2 Small Sided Possession 

This small-sided game is also nice to start your training with, to get your players active. It focuses on passing and movement, in addition to accountability when defending.

Receiving in Midfield, Unopposed, with Interference

The focus of this exercise is receiving in midfield areas. This will help the players develop their receiving and decision skills.

2v1 - Defending when outnumbered 

A few key principles can often tighten your defense. This will work on both your player's communication, ball control, and decision-making.

3v1+1 Rondo

It's time for a challenging variation of our favorite rondo! With short quick passes, the players have to create new angles as well as find a new space for the joker.

Level up your coaching with Veo

Take your training sessions to the next level with Veo. With Veo you have everything you need in one camera system. Once you have uploaded your game, you can start to analyze and organize all on one platform. Learn more about Veo here!