Positional sense
With regard to youth seven a side football. Set out, with small markers, a grid sectioning the pitch into three areas. Introduce two forwards and two opposing defenders, with respective goalkeepers, either end of the pitch, to occupy either section and four midfield players, two from each team to the middle section. Each team must play the rules as normal, but all players must stay to their respective sections, therefore encouraging the sense of positional play.
Submitted by Dave Allan of soccerskillsfc.co.uk

Passing competition
One ball and one cone per person. Arrange players into pairs. Every player has a ball and a cone. Players and cones are placed say 10metres apart. Player one then passes the ball with the AIM being to hit or get as close to player 2's cone. Player 2 then takes his turn. One point is awarded for the person that comes closest with 2 points awared for a hit. The competitive element can help players focus on the exercise. Change partners after an agreed time and vary the distance between the cones. This exercise can also be used to improve shooting accuracy.

Know the danger!
Teach kids that the most dangerous spot on the field is in front of the goal. Have kids shoot at goal from both sides of the goal from outside the box. Once completed, let them then take shots from in front of the goal. Rather than try to explain the concept, they can see for themselves that bringing the ball to the centre and then shooting is more productive (due to the greater width of the goal available) than shots from the sides. Once completed ask them which shots were easier to make. Let THEM tell you! Alternatively, they also learn that this is the most important area to defend. Letting the kids learn by experiencing it for themselves is more productive than trying to verbally explain the concept.

Dog eat Dog
Its simple and great for beginners. Create a circle grid with cones and have the kids dribble within the circle. Tell them they have to kick out the balls of the other kids while maintaining their ball in the circle. The last kid with a ball wins. This teaches kids to look up when they dribble, keep the ball close to them, and learn to attack the ball as a defender.

Inside Outside
Have the team line up on the goal line (everyone has a ball) the team will run to the center line and back with the ball. The one condition is that on the way to the center line they must use only one leg touching the ball first with the instep then the outside of the foot. On the way back they have to use the other leg doing the same thing. This will help teach the players to use both legs and the inside and outside of the foot.

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