The ONLY MUST DO 10 Drills You NEED to Become a Professional Footballer

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

Daaaaamn, I bet 12 year old Matt Sheldon got all the babes 😎

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

Lol also, I remember when you got shouted at by some angry boomer for simply trying to get some individual training in at an empty parking lot during covid, and how sad I was that you lost a ball to the river 😢😂

[@RottenlyMoodyChild]

Also also... I think you should be incredibly proud of all the wonderful, helpful and informative content you have created over the years. You've no doubt helped thousands of people all over the world improve and grow their love for the game. All from your passion for the game, and your desire to share and help others. It's really admirable and inspiring! You are the lady in yellow doing the Ronaldinho drill (metaphorically speaking) for so many people around the world. And that's kinda cool how you've kinda come full circle. Ps. Hope you, Mimi and the baby are doing well. Please can we get another version of that interior design challenge you two did together years ago. I really enjoyed that and would be interesting to see how your styles have changed. Okay, enough yammering from me. Much love, peace ❤

[@moc_futbolu]

I'm 12 years old, become a pro

[@BecomeElite]

@@RottenlyMoodyChild Thank you so much for all the kind words! Haha definitely remember being yelled at by the guy in the empty parking lot and losing the +$100 ball into the river on one of the first passes haha. Crazy how long ago that feels. It's so cool to think about how I might've come full circle on KZbin like you mentioned. It's surreal to think about myself in that way, because I don't really stop and think about that. I'll see if Mimi is down for another one of those videos haha those are always fun to film!

[@shiningcyberdragon]

I actually would disagree, playing games without direction and making bad habits won’t get you pro, and avoid most pickups at all costs.

[@nburdsal]

This may be your best video yet. Too many young players spend hours doing elastico but cannot play simple soccer because they have no first touch or ability to pass. Keep It Simple. Love it.

[@salihmusa8408]

It's FOOOTBALL NOT SOCCER

[@footballkaran5406]

1)Wall passing 2)Two touch wall juggling high 3)1v1 goal at angle ( do as you like for training alone 4) first touch back loop 5) long pass and receive 6) ronaldino drill 7) receive and goal

[@pushuntilsomethinghappens]

Love this!! You addressed the number 1 problem I’ve been facing, OVER SATURATION. Not knowing which is the best to start with. Thank you🎉

[@robxlove]

A tip to everyone: Contact a team in your area. The best decision I ever made was to ask to contact a random team in my area. That is how you grow as a player. Even if they are better, you still learn to grow by playing and trying harder. Seriously, the worst case is that you get a "No". Then you try again and fail better. Join or even start a team with the company you work at. Best of luck everyone!

[@zebra7578]

I've been trying this, most of the teams need payment first, and the others didn't even respond to me. I'll just save and join one when possible, I really want to know what it feels like to play for a team

[@davebrydon9954]

I coach 8- 10 year olds and most are new to the game. You're right about the paralysis by analysis. Tons of info out there. Trying to find the right mix and balance to keep everyone learning and focused, can be challenging. While all the kids are way far away from the skill level in your video, myself included, the drills mentioned are perfect for teaching the basics and fundamentals that matter most. Thanks for the video!

[@EPell13]

So true Matt! Very overwhelming the hours of video to choose from that’s why a few years back, I honed in on just 3 channels for soccer: Become Elite🙌🏽, 7MLC and Will John’s. 100% with your pick of these 10 drills (and I’m looking at it for D1 college level prospects). ❤ your channel and your Game Fit program is excellent!

[@effzeh_0983]

True these three and unisport is amazing as well( will john is a part of that as well)

[@lebron2324177]

Completely agree, those are 3 channels I watch the most. They've all helped me a lot as a football player

[@PatrickGodwill]

check out simply soccer, you have not yet seen how simple football is made to comeout

[@Eaaports]

1to1 football is also very helpful

[@OmarRomero-xv7ys]

Thanks!

[@petar.physio]

Mastering the basics, love it, great message for the young players coming up! I try to keep the same principle in mind when training and rehabbing my clients. Keep up the great content - it’s been a huge inspiration for my training videos 🙏

[@hobbitlife4452]

This video is brilliant Matt. Amazing way to simplify for young and old ballers alike.

[@2BGR808]

Excellent video. Lots of content shared super efficiently with clear direction. One of the most comprehensive videos I’ve seen. Especially appreciate you showing the ideal pace (fast) to strive too. Thank you.

[@elhadjbah9218]

Great video brother, simple solutions are hard to come by nowadays… people like you allow those of us who want to make it to find a starting point and finally have the chance to move forward. Thank you from the bottom of my heart ❤️🤝🏾

[@agentsl9]

Love this stuff! I'll be implementing many of these games into my U9 training sessions. So many of the videos on KZbin are far too complex or require high skill/touch and major setups and equipment. But most of these can be done by the average U9 kid in my club using nothing more than cones. Incredibly helpful, thanks.

[@CoachJeffP]

Love the variety and specificity in all of these. Great work! Let’s go!!

[@vickykarkada10.9]

The best drill ever and the only drill u ever need is to just play the game everyday.

[@BecomeElite]

Best drill ever, yes. Only drill you ever need, no.

[@arckylie3081]

@@BecomeElite Came here to say the same thing as Matt, in a game there’s just no way to guarantee that you’ll get sufficient time with the ball. Especially if you’re just playing random pickup games in the off season. Or if you’re like me who at the age of 25 is just starting to play for the first time and wants to get better so I’m able to play with my friends that have played since they were kids

[@shantiescovedo4361]

I started playing at thirty. For my first six years I only played, mostly indoor. Then one day I did a figure eight cone weave for about twenty minutes. My control and mostly confidence were so much higher after that.

[@arckylie3081]

@@shantiescovedo4361 that’s exactly what I’m talking about, you can’t get that kind of training/confidence building by only playing games where you’re constantly worried the ball is gonna get stolen from you

[@shantiescovedo4361]

@@arckylie3081 Exactly - especially if I primarily play with people who are better than than I am.

[@KidTheBall]

Awesome video, Matt! ⚽ These drills are such a great mix of technical and tactical training. At Kid the Ball, we focus on ball mastery and control for kids, so seeing professional-level drills like this is super inspiring. Love how you break down each drill and emphasize the importance of quality over quantity. Keep up the great work-it’s always motivating to learn from a pro like you! 🙌

[@leosphilosophy]

Your content is gold, Matt. It would have been great to have this video when I was a kid for sure.

[@JuanGonzalez-x8l]

Can you do the same type of video for gym exercises Love the content btw

[@48PREMIER]

Thanks!!! this really does help me in a lot of ways because I was getting over whelmed with drills and technicality. So thanks again, keep making good content, you should make one of these but with physical, endurance, and speed/reaction drills

[@kpharm2]

This is a helpful video. I would love to see a top 10 tips for defending. I coach young kids and it would be helpful to get some quality tips.

[@shantiescovedo4361]

1v1 to an end zone and 2v3 to Puggs.

[@Arabiangigachad]

dont coach them if u dont know bro

[@shantiescovedo4361]

@@Arabiangigachad While there is a blithe tone to your comment, the message actually has a lot of merit. The main job of a youth coach is to set up situations for the players to learn as opposed to teaching them to play. If you set up the situation correctly, then you don’t need to “coach” the message into them.

[@saxenaakash19]

Can we take a moment to appreciate the editing in this video? Matt is a pro player and still cranks out quality stuff all by himself

[@Dragon1873]

I'm gonna add these drills in my training. Thank you so much for your great advice. Love you brother ❤❤❤

[@CBDubz]

Matt, y’all should try playing half court inside the 18. You need 2-3 teams and a goalie. The team size can be anything from 1s to 5s. When a team scores they stay on and the third team has to progress the ball from the goal line inside the six out of the 18 to activate their possession. When possession changes, inside the 18, you have to get the ball outside the 18 before you can score. It’s extremely high passed and intense.

[@BULLET_EDITZ]

This is such a good video because i train everyday by myself so i love to see that you are adding variations for individual training

[@KiatHuang]

Great video! Well thought out and carefully constructed. Lots of those drills are doable. Its got me thinking about the best wall for the job 😉 ⚽

[@aexleo_]

what?

[@SoccerDad93]

The Ronaldinho drill is unmatched. My kid is 9 so I have him stay in the cones for about 15 seconds and then tell him to go score. Where he then has to escape out and take a shot within 2 touches of exiting. He loves it. He calls it the minefield drill. So to play up on that, I put in a rule thst if he hits a cone, he then has 6 seconds to pull off 3 different skill moves in order to defuse the mine and not be blown up. It's his favorite drill to do and noticeable improvement comes quick. After only 3 weeks of doing it 2-4 times each week, he was finally starting to use some of his moves and touches in games, and also just making decisions quicker. I didn't even care that he was making a lot of bad decisions. Simply making any decision quickly was a major step forward. And, of course, the decision makong naturally improved in time.

[@derekge5794]

This is really good. There are a lot of youth coaches that should understand this.

[@davidpinter-piano]

Hi Matt, do you have skills on head ball mastery for youth to high school? Some of my guys are just afraid to head the corner kicks.

[@d1joshy]

I'm soooo happy that Matt included the solo variants for the drills

[@duckiew7732]

Very useful. I dont want to be a pro soccer player but I play casual futsal and these will definitely help. Keen to try the ronaldinho drill as I have no idea how to dribble

[@kaansydney]

Pure value. No sugarcoating. The goat🐐

[@MichaelThomas01134]

Thank you for this video. I've had allot of paralysis by analysis lately not sure what to do and not practicing as a result. Love your channel :)

[@PurrlockHolmes221B]

Best video on KZbin since 2005. love, Toronto.

[@Syed_HassanAliShah]

Part 2 on physical drlls and part 3 on tactical drlls plzzz Thanks for making this video because it help me alot and you are the best love u ❤ because I am so confused that what type of drills I do or what shedule I can follow because on internet there is so many videos and schedules and program's Make more videos on this topic thanks ❤️🙏🏿🔥

[@cameronburke4836]

1. Trapezoid passing pattern 2. Two touch 3. 1v1’s at an angle 4. 3v1 + 1 Rondo 5. Crossing and Finishing 6. Y passing pattern 7. Ronaldinho drill 8. Horseshoe drill 9. Passes to a shot on goal 10. 3v3 small sided to big goals

[@chrishenderson1262]

This was a great video. I'm way past my competitive playing days, but I wish I had more exposure to these drills / points of emphasis during my formative years. Awesome consolidation of what could otherwise be really overwhelming content. I am curious if you have thoughts on drills for younger players? Players that haven't yet developed the types of foundational skills needed to be productive with the drills you highlighted in this video. I want to share this video with my brother, for his young son, but he's a little guy and drills like these will have to be stockpiled for a little further down the line.

[@successdtv]

Perfect video; you are doing extremely well, I’m motivated!

[@MaxG_is_tha_name808]

A very helpful video. Thanks mate! Love the work.❤

[@patrickdoyle6519]

Great video dude. Great set of drills and your message in the beginning os spot on and and i love the phrase "Analysis Paralysis." I am such a vicitim of this in so many of my interest. Bottom line hust get out there and do it, if if its just you a ball and a wall.

[@swedcoach1]

Awesome video! You really help out many coaches and players out there to the point. Subbed and liked, well deserved 👍

[@HavingSaidThat1]

Two out of my three boys play soccer competitively and I think they can get lost in all these fancy skill move KZbin videos. At their age it's nothing more than a distraction (albeit entertaining), so this video of 10 essential drills for any player makes a lot of sense and will help players become more grounded in the game.

[@Officialbeitokatz]

I will use this for my next training with my player. Thank you

[@milindpandya2230]

One of the best training videos on internet 👏👏

[@shiraznawaz6646]

What a great vid. Very informative and as a coach myself , you spit facts.!

[@marcosespera1111]

BEST VID FOR DRILLS I've seen in a long time. Hits so many areas my boys want to work on.

[@VivC98]

This video is a gem…to the point, precise, nothing fancy. Cruyff would have surely approved. ❤

[@AleABest]

This video is amazing. Truly a master piece.

[@birchmcmullin5085]

I love your videos! Thank you so much for making content that's clear and easy to understand. And that focuses on practical skills to help players develop instead of flashy drills to get clicks! And knowing it comes from someone with legit credentials is awesome! Do you have any drills you recommend for teaching basic skills to young kids (7 years old) who are true beginners? I'm coaching my son's 2nd grade team in a casual city rec league. Most of them have trouble passing or shooting more than 5-10 yards and they have very little concept of getting open for a pass or attacking the ball instead of waiting for it. I played in some rec leagues when I was younger, but never played competitively or got serious coaching, so I don't have a great base to draw on. I don't care if we win or lose, but I would like to help the kids get better, and more importantly see the improvement themselves. Most of the videos I've found online that say they're for "beginners" or young kids assume a skill level that is way higher than my team. And the drills they recommend (while cool and fun) are so complicated that we would end up spending half of the practice (we only get 1 hour 1 day per week) just teaching them how to do the drills instead of actually working on the skills. I would love to find drills for individual skills like ball handling, passing, and shooting. And also for team skills like field awareness, positioning, and challenging the ball.

[@BecomeElite]

Appreciate all the kind words! If you are coaching true beginner level players around that 5-8 year range and you only have them for an hour... I really think you keep it as basic and as fun as possible. I would focus on really, really simple passing lines where they just work on passing the ball 2-5 yards to a teammate (work on passing and trapping with both feet), dribbling through lines of cones or around a zig zag of cones with a simple pass into a mini goal, and then just have them play 1v1, 2v2, or 3v3 games to mini goals. Honestly the best thing you can do at that age is get them to get a ton of touches on the ball and just have them play. As they get older, more skilled, and develop longer attention spans that's when you can start to complicate the drills and bring in more complex topics. Like you said, if you only have an hour with them you want them to spend 55 minutes playing with the ball and you talking only like 5 minutes haha.

[@birchmcmullin5085]

@@BecomeEliteThank you so much for taking the time to respond! Great information. It's so tempting to try to do more with the drills, but I think you're right that keeping it simple and maximizing touches is the way to go.

[@candace8487]

We love your content! Do you have any videos on becoming more physical and not getting knocked off the ball? Need this for the smaller players i coach. Thx!

[@massimozugravu2891]

I love this channel and the content that he does. It helps me a lot. Thank you very much

[@yadavstargaming9247]

I am from India and you become my favourite youtuber and love you

[@crazyaboutfooty]

I remember Kenny Dalglish made the Liverpool players focus on small 5 aside games which worked well.

[@ulugbeksaipov917]

Thank you very much for your videos. My son has watched all of them. He plays the U9 local team now. He loves football. We hope he can be a pro player in one day. Please can you give some advice. Which programs are good, suitable for my son's age? I mean from your training courses in your shop. He is 8.5 years old now. He is strong, fast and has good stamina.

[@dynamic-d2539]

I needed to change my unhealthy lifestyle I am 31 and I just started playing football and trained with the 3rd class amateurs but my shape is still too poor so they didn't want me to train along with them anymore but now I am practicing alone and I am making progress fast and I will be much better it's not only what I want but it's like a mission that must succeed Wish me luck

[@tcolina3241]

Solid video and a solid selection of drills, I concur! Let's Go Hartford Ath!

[@JasonLestage]

I want to implement all of these with my youth team but I’m new to some of these drills and I could use a little better explanation on how to set these up. I feel like this video is more aimed at people who already understand the drill. Love your channel but wish it had a little more explanation for the beginner.

[@shantiescovedo4361]

His off season series has many examples. However, most of these are actually not very effective for large groups unless you have very motivated players or a couple top quality assistant coaches. I usually reserve these types of activities for my practice sessions of eight or fewer players. When I have larger groups, I have them scrimmage with added rules to get the point across. 1vs1 activities to end zones, 1vs2, 2vs3, up to 4vs 4 should be at least half of every practice.

[@oledechert3278]

these drills are mostly great for solo sessions. I dont know how young your youth team is, but probably THE best team drill for youth teams is funino. play on a small side with small teams and many goals. Big goal of your training should be to maximize the touches and engagements/ 1v1s of your players. If you have no kids standing around or in line over the whole training, you did well id say :) But i wouldnt do many individual drills, because they dont bring your kids into game realistic scenarios. Play around with minimum contacts, amount of goals, amount of teams, size of goals, only allowing forward passing or even changing the size of the ball. Be creative in game realistic settings and always try to challenge as many kids as possible at the same time (for example dont play 8vs8 for a long time when 16 kids are in this day, because every kid has more touches and 1v1s when you play 4v4 twice). I know that wasnt your question, but since you seemed like a motivated coach i hope this still brings some value to your coaching :)

[@shantiescovedo4361]

@@oledechert3278 I looked up funino. Great suggestion.

[@seanwickham8905]

Hey Matt. Great video! What would you recommend for evaluating players during tryouts?

[@jamesmcgraw4584]

Putting together a skills night for my sons team for extra practice. This was super helpful.

[@Michalbraun21]

one of the best videos i have ever watched!!!

[@mnqobidlamini1507]

This is probably the best single video on youtube i have ever watched.

[@steveb932]

Definitely one of my all time favorites. Thanks!

[@hbizzie41]

Brilliant video as always!

[@rand0muser434-r3m]

I really like that chart you added where you show exactly what each drill works on. Could you add that in for future training videos as well?

[@usmaniqbal6610]

Excellent channel, been following it for a while. I wanted to know if you've got any tips on increasing the long passing range (in the air). I can hit 30 40 yards passes, 50 yards on a good day. How to increase this range?

[@DavidFreestylePanna]

That's all I need for football technique, thank you so much Matt and have a good day

[@-notmeddy1167]

Hey matt I have been meaning to ask several years ago you had an ankle injury and you started taking joint medcine for it and warm towel compressions. I havent heard you talk about your injury lately so i was wondering how did you do it i have something similar and im trying to find my own way back thanks.

[@serapiohernandez1896]

Pray to god

[@JosephBrown-we6zg]

great resource, thanks

[@noahgera6531]

Can you the same vid but with gym exercises?

[@epicktag100]

Oh yeah, that would be great

[@aaronkurian11]

Some main drills for you would be cardio or plyometrics It’s not very descriptive but that’s kind of that main 2 plyometrics help with athleticism and you do cardio a lot in football so even running in the gym could help you a lot

[@williamhuang7624]

IT WAS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!! KEEP IT UP!!!!!

[@DiegoGonzálezHernández-m2p]

Amazing video, a lot of value . Thanks bro

[@giuseppefleri9752]

Great video, Simply but effective drills. For me there Is just One peoblem,i don't have a space for for training. I don't have a pitch where when i want i can go and train,but that don't stop me.

[@Kreycea]

Really helpful brotherman

[@MonkEy-fz7ge]

Goated video 🎉

[@rahzammuhammad]

always give us a massive advice, thanks matt

[@irongolem10-0]

Love your videos as always⚽⚽⚽

[@ignaciorosada4114]

Thanks Matt! Great video

[@boisesoccer]

Great video Matt! I have learn a lot from this!

[@lookupto2921]

This is batter than playing the game because the drill improve the game because you can play a game without any drill.🙌

[@pbrown4]

what type of shoes / boots do you use on concrete when using the wall? astro-turfs?

[@jakobschneider1580]

Very nice drills you got there!! I sure will add these to my training routine with my team👍🏼

[@nbayern7000]

Any tips on how do you transition to life after pursuing pro football not making it at 23. Playing for fun now around work and training just doesn’t feel the same. When it’s all you’ve ever known you feel lost. On what to do.Thanks.

[@jose.m11]

As a 21 year old, I can truly empathize with how you feel and I'd recommend to find a different way to enjoy the game and get involved. What I've done is learn about the MLS and recording videos, while on the backburner gathering enough resources to then take courses to become a coach. Lots of things you can do in this beautiful game and lots of ways to get involved, though it's never bad to get a pick up game every once in a while

[@Danny-qt5vt]

I feel you. I gave up after playing second flight division in Norway at age 20-21. Im now 31. Deeply regretted it and missed the daily habit of training with the team everything. Didnt pick up a football for 2 years. When I finally started to play I instantly remembered the love of the game. I found a suitable level for me and just had fun with the football, like childhood when you just played for the fun and love of it. My point is just play for fun, go about your life and take it for what it is, a lot of fun and the art of mastering the play regardless of what level you play at

[@Danny-qt5vt]

Also I would say to younger people, really play as much as you can when ur young, your legs will give in after a while and you will not be able to play anymore. It is happening to me already and I feel really sad thinking about how I will never be able to play like when younger. Time flies so fast, enjoy every moment with the beatiful game

[@fifashorts833]

Great video Matt

[@Power_champ]

Nice Vid

[@UnlockingSoccer]

Perfect!

[@grooves7389]

Woah, Messi started his own channel, cool 😎

[@Najo_Lion]

The best video on yt honestly

[@kkmfooty]

Love this, even as a goalkeeper.

[@snowxy1010]

Thanks for the video gonna start doing these god bless!

[@ngocthangla1198]

nice, and your home town is stunning as well

[@lukeheidingsfelder7364]

Great video ive been needing this

[@kirkD9349]

Fantastic help for my 12-yr-old boys' team, thanks!

[@KAyLA_K]

So good!!🔥

[@nofurtherwest3474]

A lot of these skills my kid gets work on at his club practices. But what about position specific drills? At what age do you start those and do you yourself do fullback specific drills or do you feel these cover that well enough?

[@bryan5459]

Hi Matt, great video! How do you measure progress on these drills? Especially after you've reached your level as it seems like you've really mastered all these drills. Asking because I struggle to know when is good enough or at what point do I really see it translate on the pitch. Thanks!

[@alt-32]

after that find some harder ones one yt.

[@GhostGhost-tx5bz]

These are some amazing drills wow

[@tasneemjamal750]

I have a serious question as a Winger Matt please help me Q - How do you curl the ball so easily I am suffering with the contact area of foot Please help me

[@jotheman1]

To hit a curl, you just need to hit the ball with the instep of your foot (that's the location on the inside of your foot, right below your big toe). If you're hitting the ball high and want to add a top spin, hit is with your instep for the curl, but make sure to finish with your toes looking to the sky, which will give it the top spin. I hope this helps.

[@robinhjelm7399]

practice makes perfect

[@abdunasser2645]

earnd a sub thanks bro

[@berzlape]

i am at the age where I can still get into a sport and catch up without much issue, and as somebody whos going to try n join a team once I move to a bigger city next year I'll definetly see what I can do with these for now

[@Kapildev_N._Pol]

Too much informative video Thanks

[@giovannicalvo2147]

Hey bro , do you think circuits are good ? Like for example , bounce pass into cone weave into 1v1 then finish ? All that 1 rep like 7MLC videos?