To become a top player like Drogba, Lampard or John Terry takes years of practice. However all players started out learning their skills with some coaching when they were kids, be it from mom or dad or at their local soccer club.
The following section of the website is therefore aimed both at kids who want to improve their soccer skills, and moms and dads who want to be able to set up basic coaching drills to enable young players to improve their skills, such as passing, first touch and dribbling. Simple exercises that can be easily replicated in a local park or sports club.
Initially we would like to present a selection of drills taken from the players in the Chelsea Academy so you can view the video of each drill and a description of how to reproduce it yourself!
This is just the start though, something to wet the appetite, keep checking back as we add new skills and new drills to the site, to help make kids much better players and parents much better coaches!
SPRINT
Description:
Starting at Gate A, the player sprints as quickly as possible at Gate B – a total distance of 40 meters.
Each player will receive two sprinting times – one time will record the split distance (0-10m) while the other time will be the total distance (0-40m)
SQUARE PASS
Description:
Starting at Gate A the player dribbles a ball into the circle and attempts to make 9 passes at the rebound boards as quickly as possible.
Each pass is only successful if it is made and received within the circle.
Players cannot hit the same re-bound board twice in succession and must have hit all four boards at least once during the test.
After 9 passes the player must dribble the ball through Gate B and stop in possession of the ball
Note: 1 extra ball is available if a players first ball misses any of the rebound boards. Only two balls are available in this test. If the second ball misses a board the test is failed.
TIMED PASS
Description:
Starting at Gate A, the player passes the ball against each rebound board in turn and receives it back (i.e. wall pass)
If a player misses the target he can retrieve the spare ball from the start while the clock continues.
The player can resume the test at the board they missed.
The test is completed when all four passes have been made and the player dribbles through Gate B, stopping in possession of the ball within the 1 metre zone.
NB: Only two balls are available in this test.
AGILITY
Description:
Starting at Gate A, the player sprints to a central mannequin (no 1) and goes off to his left (mannequin 2)
Around mannequin 2 he then sprints forward beyond Gate B.
Running backward through Gate B, the player turns and approaches the central mannequin 1 again.
At this point a light will flash randomly on either Gate C or D. The player must sprint towards the lit gate.
The player then does a second agility run but at the mannequin goes off to the right (mannequin 3) before completing all other aspects of the first run.
RIGHT - LEFT
Description:
Starting at Gate A the player passes ball number one with his right foot, ball two with his left foot, etc, into the respective empty goals. (balls 1-4)
After passing ball number 4, the player runs around mannequin B, and repeats the passing process in the opposite direction (balls 5-8), before finishing through Gate A.
SHOOTING
Description:
The player starts the task by entering through Gate A and runs to ball 1 and shoots into goal.
After shooting the first ball they must run around a mannequin before attempting their second shot (ball 2).
After shooting the 2nd ball, the player runs around mannequin, and shoots ball 3.
After shooting the 3rd ball, the player again runs around mannequin, and shoots ball 4.
After shooting ball 4, the task is completed when the player sprints back through Gate A.
SLALOM
Description:
Starting at Gate A the player dribbles diagonally around mannequins 1-3 and the gates in-between.
The test is completed by players dribbling through Gate B and stopping in possession of the ball within the end 1 meter zone.
SLALOM TURN
Description:
Starting at Gate A the player dribbles diagonally around mannequins 1-4.
After dribbling around the 4th mannequin, the player MUST dribble across line 1, performs a turn, dribble back across line 2, performing a second turn and then sprints towards Gate B.
The test is completed by players dribbling through Gate B and stopping in possession of the ball within the end 1 meter zone.
