Soccer Drill Diagrams For Ages 7-14 - Warm Up Drill

It's a good idea to prepare soccer drill diagrams for ages 7-14 to help you get a quick idea of field placement during the practice session so that you can get going without wasting time reading and understanding your session practice plan.

For example, here's a representation of a warm up drill that is great for developing players' passing and receiving skills. They will feel like they're in a real game situation, yet work without pressure.

When coaching youth soccer training drills, this is a great way to teach your players to use specific soccer techniques while passing and also introduce other variations.

• Warm Up Drill

- Assign a number to each player.

- Teach them to pass the ball only to a player whose number is one more than their own, which means 2 should pass to 3 and 6 to 7 and so on.

- All the balls will make the rounds of the whole team. Each time a pass is made by a player, he must sprint to another location on the field.

• Variations

- Start with no limitations in the number of touches the players can make, then you can restrict it three, two and later one.

- You can also have your players first play only with the left foot, then the outside of the foot, etc.

Advanced Tip -Ensure that each player makes eye contact with the player he passes the ball.

If you include soccer drill diagrams for ages 7-14 players in your team, you will find it much easier to run your soccer practice sessions. Feel free to try your own drills, diagrams and variations and post some comments to benefit us all.

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Soccer Field Diagram - The 4 Positions

There are four different positions in the soccer field diagram. Forwards, Midfielders, Defenders, and Goalie. Let me give you a brief insight each one...

1. Forwards

These are the players who have to position themselves near the goal and perform soccer moves to beat the opponent team. They usually receive passes from players at other positions and it is their task to convert that passing into scoring a goal. Their primary "goal" is to score goals, and that is the reason why they need to be strong enough and have the proper specific skills.

It is of vital importance that they should have a strong body with power and energy. They also may have to spend some time in the middle of the field. When this happens, forwards play in the midst of the field, they are known as “strikers”. Near the touchlines, they are known as “Wings”. In summary, Forwards must be quick runners with powerful kicking skills and accuracy in shooting.

2. Midfielders

There can be between three and six midfielders in a soccer team. They play with an objective to get control of the ball and then pass the same to the forwards so that they could score goals for the team. As the name suggests, midfielders play most of the times in the middle of the field.

The coach must follow the proper soccer rules and should work in a way to enhance their tackling abilities because it is this ability that helps them stealing the ball from the opponent players and pass the same to the Forwards. Accuracy in passing is the main skill of a Midfielder.

3. Defenders

Three to five is generally the number of defenders in a soccer team. Their position in the field is just near their own goalpost, as their main task is to save the goals attempted by the opponent players. That is the reason why they are termed as "defenders".

Another important mission is to take the ball from the goalie and pass the same to the midfielders. They have to master long kicking techniques and to kick the ball very far to the midfielders.

4. Goalie

Of course saves the goal for your team, and is the only player in the soccer field diagram who is allowed to use his hands.

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