PRACTICES
With the expertise of our product developers and UEFA football coaches, we’ve re-designed a suite of training drills available in-game, to be replicated on the real-world pitch.
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.
CLEAR THE DANGER
This drill focuses on goalkeeper decision making, and being positive when the ball is crossed into a crowded penalty area.
INTERCEPT AND DISTRIBUTE
This drill is called Intercept and Distribute. It shows you how a goalkeeper can turn defence into attack with quick distribution.
ZONE DEFENCE
Master how to delay your opponents with this drill called Zone Defence. Learn how to buy time for your teammates to recover and help regain possession.
HOLD THE LINE
This one is called Hold the Line. It's all about working with your teammates to protect your box and apply pressure to your opponents.
INTERCEPTOR
This drill is called Interceptor. It will test your ability to win back possession when you're outnumbered, then act quickly to score a goal.
PLAY THE PASS
This one is all about the basics of passing -taking a good first touch, lifting your head, and picking out a teammate in space. It's called Play the Pass.
KEEP THE BALL
With this drill, Keep the Ball, the objective is to rotate possession, working together with your teammates to provide passing options and keep the ball moving.
GATE RUSH
This drill is called Gate Rush. It shows the benefit of keeping close control of the ball in tight spaces.
SKILL MOVE ZONE
Develop your ability to use skill moves to bypass defenders and create shooting chances with this drill called Skill Move Zone.
THE POWER SHOT
This one is called The Power Shot. It will develop your ability to time your run, set up a shooting chance with your first touch, and, of course, finish with power.
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.