Soccer Small-sided games Ages 7–12
1v1 to Four Goals
Attackers can score through any of four small cone goals, rewarding turns and changes of direction instead of straight-line speed.
12 min · 4–16 players · either
Drill library
Every drill includes a setup diagram, numbered steps, coaching cues, and adaptations, so you can run it five minutes after opening the page. Filters apply instantly.
Soccer Transition Ages 9–14
2v1 End-Zone Attack
Two attackers work the ball past one defender to stop it in an end zone, learning when to pass and when to drive.
15 min · 6–15 players · either
Basketball Small-sided games Ages 8–14
2v2 Half-Court Games
The best small-sided game in basketball: two on two in the half court with check-ups and take-back rules, where every player touches the ball constantly and every possession contains a screen, a cut, or a drive decision.
15 min · 4–16 players · indoor
Volleyball Small-sided games Ages 9–14
2v2 Small Court
Two-a-side volleyball on a narrow court where every player touches the ball constantly and two touches per side is the minimum.
15 min · 4–16 players · indoor
Soccer Passing Ages 8–14
3v1 Triangle Keep-Away
Three attackers keep the ball from one defender in a small square, learning to pass to the open teammate, support at angles, and value the ball, in the simplest version of soccer's most famous training game.
12 min · 4–20 players · either
Basketball Small-sided games Ages 7–14
3v3 Advantage Game
Half-court 3v3 that starts each possession with a built-in advantage: the defense sends its closest defender to touch the baseline before playing.
16 min · 6–15 players · indoor
Soccer Small-sided games Ages 7–14
3v3 to Wide Goals
Small-sided game where each team defends two wide cone goals, forcing players to switch the point of attack.
15 min · 6–18 players · either
Soccer Passing Ages 9–14
4v1 Possession Grid with Transfer
Two connected squares where four attackers keep the ball from one defender, then transfer it to the far square when the pressure gets tight, teaching when to keep and when to switch the play.
14 min · 6–18 players · either
Baseball/Softball Ground balls Ages 5–9
Alligator Ground Balls
The youngest fielders learn ground balls through the alligator: glove flat on the dirt as the bottom jaw, bare hand snapping shut on top as the alligator eats the ball, taught from rolled balls before anything bounces.
10 min · 2–16 players · either
Volleyball Attacking fundamentals Ages 9–14
Approach Footwork, No Ball
The spike approach taught as pure choreography: the three-step left-right-left, the arm swing that loads the jump, and the two-foot takeoff, drilled in lines with no ball so the rhythm gets built before timing ever tests it.
8 min · 4–20 players · indoor
Soccer Ball mastery Ages 5–10
Ball-Mastery Gates
Players dribble through scattered cone gates, taking a touch with every step and racing their own gate count.
10 min · 4–20 players · either
Volleyball Movement Ages 5–8
Balloon Keep It Up
The youngest players learn volleyball's core problem, keep the ball off the floor, with a balloon that hangs in the air long enough for small feet to get there, building movement, tracking, and teamwork before a real ball ever stings.
10 min · 2–20 players · indoor
Volleyball Communication Ages 8–14
Call It! Communication Game
A game where silence loses: teams win points only when the correct calls accompany the plays, training MINE, HELP, FREE, and OUT until talking becomes the team's default operating system.
12 min · 6–14 players · indoor
Basketball Shooting Ages 9–14
Catch and Shoot Footwork
Shooters learn to arrive at the catch ready to rise: the inside-foot hop and the 1-2 step taught as two doors into the same shot, with hands showing a target and feet already turning to the basket before the ball lands.
12 min · 4–16 players · indoor
Volleyball Setting Ages 7–14
Catch-to-Set Progression
Setting built in stages: catch the ball in the setting window, then catch-and-release, then a true set, always above the forehead.
12 min · 4–20 players · indoor
Basketball Ball handling Ages 7–14
Change-of-Direction Gates
Dribblers attack cone gates and execute a named move at each one: crossover, between the legs, or spin, then burst to the next gate.
13 min · 4–16 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Ground balls Ages 9–14
Charging Slow Rollers
Infielders learn to attack slowly hit balls: sprint, break down into fielding position through the ball, and throw on the move, the play that separates infielders who wait from infielders who take outs away.
12 min · 4–14 players · outdoor
Basketball Defense Ages 9–14
Closeout Breakdown
Defenders sprint to a catching shooter and break down into a controlled closeout: high hand, chopped steps, ready to slide.
14 min · 4–14 players · indoor
Volleyball Cooperative play Ages 9–14
Cooperative Pepper Progression
Partners keep a controlled rally alive through pass-set-pass patterns, building ball control by cooperating instead of competing.
14 min · 4–20 players · indoor
Soccer Shooting Ages 9–14
Cross and Finish Runs
Wide players deliver balls across the goal while runners attack the near post and far post on timed runs, teaching both halves of soccer's most reliable goal: the cross and the finish that meets it.
15 min · 6–16 players · outdoor
Soccer Defending Ages 7–12
Defend the Gate
One defender protects a cone gate against a dribbler in a channel, learning approach angle, patience, and timing the tackle.
10 min · 4–16 players · either
Volleyball Defense Ages 9–14
Dig to Target off Coach Toss
Defenders learn the dig as a controlled deflection: low ready position, platform angled to the target, and the discipline to send hard-hit balls high to the setter spot rather than swinging back at them.
12 min · 4–14 players · indoor
Volleyball Attacking fundamentals Ages 8–13
Down Ball Attack Intro
Attacking taught from the ground up: players learn the armswing standing still, hitting partner-tossed balls down into the court from a standstill and then a walking approach, building the whip and the contact before jumping ever complicates them.
12 min · 4–16 players · indoor
Basketball Ball handling Ages 7–14
Dribble Knockout
Everyone dribbles inside a shrinking area while trying to knock away everyone else's ball, the classic protect-and-attack game that teaches low dribbling, body shielding, and scanning, with a no-elimination twist that keeps every player playing.
10 min · 4–20 players · indoor
Basketball Ball handling Ages 5–12
Dribble-Control Boxes
Players dribble inside shrinking boxes while following coach commands for hand switches, height changes, and eyes-up challenges.
12 min · 4–16 players · indoor
Volleyball Defense Ages 9–14
Emergency Ball Pursuit
Players learn to chase down errant balls and make the playable save: turn and sprint instead of backpedal, play the ball up with whatever is legal, and teammates converge to keep the rescued rally alive.
10 min · 4–14 players · indoor
Soccer Small-sided games Ages 8–14
End Zone Possession Game
Teams score by passing to a teammate arriving in the opponent's end zone, replacing goals with a target that rewards possession, forward runs, and timed through passes, in the best small-sided game for teaching attacking movement.
15 min · 6–16 players · either
Soccer Shooting Ages 9–14
Finish After the Combination
Players run a wall-pass combination at the edge of the area and finish first-time on goal, then rotate through every role.
16 min · 5–14 players · outdoor
Baseball/Softball Baserunning Ages 7–14
First-Step Baserunning Reads
Runners at first base react to coach calls and visual reads: ground ball go, line drive freeze, fly ball halfway.
12 min · 4–16 players · outdoor
Soccer Receiving Ages 9–14
First-Touch Escape Box
Receivers in a small box take their first touch out through a side gate to escape before a closing defender arrives.
14 min · 4–12 players · either
Baseball/Softball Fly balls Ages 8–14
Fly Ball Priority Calls
Fielders in pairs and triangles learn the calling system that prevents collisions and dropped balls: an early, loud, repeated MINE, the partner's clear GO, and the priority rules for who calls off whom.
12 min · 4–16 players · outdoor
Baseball/Softball Fly balls Ages 7–14
Fly-Ball Drop-Step Progression
Outfielders build from self-toss catches to drop-step routes on thrown fly balls, always finishing behind the ball.
14 min · 4–12 players · outdoor
Baseball/Softball Team defense Ages 7–14
Force-Out Decision Game
A live infield game: coach rolls grounders with runners moving, and fielders choose the right base for the force out.
15 min · 6–14 players · outdoor
Basketball Shooting Ages 7–14
Form-Shooting Ladder
Shooters climb from one foot in front of the rim outward, earning each step back by making clean-form shots, never by heaving.
12 min · 4–12 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Catching Ages 7–12
Four-Corner Catch and Move
Players throw around a square of bases and follow every throw to the next corner, combining catching, footwork, and hustle.
12 min · 5–16 players · either
Soccer Dribbling Ages 7–12
Four-Corner Turn and Escape
Players dribble to the center of a square, execute a named turn, and escape to a new corner before traffic arrives.
12 min · 4–16 players · either
Basketball Shooting Ages 8–14
Free Throw Routine Builder
Every player designs a personal free-throw routine of three repeatable pieces, then grooves it under rising pressure: alone, counted, then with the whole team's scrimmage stakes riding on one shot.
10 min · 2–16 players · indoor
Volleyball Movement Ages 9–14
Free-Ball Movement
On the FREE call, the whole side moves to base positions, receives an easy ball, and converts it into a three-touch attack pattern.
13 min · 6–14 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Hitting Ages 7–14
Front-Toss Line-Drive Challenge
Hitters face short front toss from behind a screen and score points only for line drives, turning batting practice into a game.
16 min · 5–14 players · either
Basketball Ball handling Ages 6–13
Full-Court Dribble Relay
Teams race the length of the court in dribbling relays with a required move at each cone, converting speed-dribbling, hand changes, and control-under-fatigue into a competition kids will demand every week.
10 min · 6–20 players · indoor
Basketball Passing Ages 7–13
Give and Go Finishing
The oldest play in basketball taught as a repeatable pattern: pass to a partner, cut hard to the basket, receive the return, and finish the layup, built from choreography to live defense in five stages.
12 min · 4–16 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Ground balls Ages 9–14
Glove-Side and Backhand Ground Balls
Fielders take alternating rolls to the glove side and backhand side, learning the crossover step and when to stay behind the ball.
14 min · 4–12 players · either
Soccer Goalkeeping fundamentals Ages 8–14
Goalkeeper Ready Position and Hands
The first goalkeeper session any team keeper needs: the ready position, the W catch for high balls, the scoop for low balls, and safe falling, taught with tosses before any real shots.
12 min · 2–12 players · either
Baseball/Softball Ground balls Ages 5–12
Ground-Ball Funnel Station
Players field rolled ground balls through the funnel sequence: wide base, glove out front, funnel to the belly, feet to throw.
12 min · 4–16 players · either
Basketball Defense Ages 9–14
Help and Recover Intro
Two defenders guard two attackers in a shell: one pressures the ball, one sinks to help, and both learn the jump-to-the-ball habit.
15 min · 6–14 players · indoor
Basketball Rebounding Ages 9–14
Hit, Find, Get Rebounding
On every shot, players learn the three-beat rebounding rhythm: hit a body, find the ball, go get it with two hands.
14 min · 4–12 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Baserunning Ages 6–12
Home to First Sprint-Throughs
Baserunning's first lesson taught as a track meet: explode from the box, run a straight line through first base, hit the front of the bag, and break down beyond it, with times on a stopwatch making improvement visible.
10 min · 4–16 players · outdoor
Baseball/Softball Team defense Ages 6–11
Infield Positions Walkthrough
New teams learn where everyone stands and why: players walk each infield position, learn its territory and its job in one sentence, then test it with coach-rolled balls and a rotating everyone-plays-everywhere circuit.
14 min · 6–14 players · outdoor
Basketball Finishing Ages 7–12
Layup Footwork Progression
Layups built from the last two steps outward: footwork without the ball, then a dribble, then full-speed approaches from both sides.
14 min · 4–14 players · indoor
Basketball Finishing Ages 8–14
Mikan Drill
The classic close-finishing loop: alternating baby hooks and layups from each side of the rim without letting the ball touch the floor, building soft touch, footwork rhythm, and ambidextrous finishing in the game's highest-value zone.
8 min · 1–12 players · indoor
Basketball Passing Ages 6–12
Monkey in the Middle Passing
Two passers keep the ball from one defender using pass fakes, pivots, and eyes, learning that the pass beats the defender through deception and timing, never through height or hope.
10 min · 3–18 players · either
Volleyball Small-sided games Ages 9–14
Narrow Court 1v1
One player per side on a skinny taped court, playing rallies with self-set touches: the format that forces every player to pass, set, and send every ball, with nowhere to hide and no teammate to defer to.
12 min · 2–16 players · indoor
Soccer Transition Ages 9–14
Numbers Transition Game
The coach calls a number and that many players from each team sprint in to play; every round is a new attack-versus-defense puzzle.
16 min · 8–18 players · either
Baseball/Softball Outfield Ages 8–14
Outfield Crow Hop Throws
Outfielders learn the crow hop, the little skip that turns a catch into a powerful, accurate long throw, built from standing hops to catch-and-throw reps to a distance ladder that measures the payoff.
12 min · 4–14 players · outdoor
Basketball Transition Ages 9–14
Outlet and Go Transition
Rebound, outlet pass to the wing, and sprint the floor: the three-player fast-break pattern taught as a repeatable loop, teaching young teams to turn defensive rebounds into layups before the defense exists.
14 min · 6–15 players · indoor
Soccer Passing Ages 7–12
Partner Passing Through Gates
Pairs pass through cone gates from moving positions, chasing a two-minute team score instead of standing in lines.
12 min · 4–20 players · either
Basketball Passing Ages 7–12
Partner Passing with Pivots
Pairs work chest, bounce, and overhead passes, adding jump stops and pivots before each pass so footwork and passing merge.
12 min · 4–20 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Throwing Ages 5–12
Partner Throwing Progression
Pairs build the throw in stages: wrist flips, one-knee throws, then full throws with footwork, stepping back as accuracy holds.
12 min · 4–20 players · either
Basketball Spacing Ages 9–14
Pass, Cut, Replace
Three perimeter players learn the oldest rule in basketball: pass, cut hard to the basket, and fill the open spot.
15 min · 6–15 players · indoor
Soccer Passing Ages 9–14
Pass, Move, Replace Triangle
Groups of four rotate through a passing triangle where every pass is followed by a sprint to replace a teammate.
12 min · 4–16 players · either
Volleyball Movement Ages 9–14
Passing-Lane Movement
Passers move laterally between cones to cut off tossed balls, arriving early and passing from a stopped, balanced base.
13 min · 4–16 players · indoor
Volleyball Forearm passing Ages 7–14
Platform-Angle Partners
Partners build the forearm pass from a held platform outward, learning that the angle of the arms, not a swing, steers the ball.
13 min · 4–20 players · indoor
Soccer Defending Ages 9–14
Pressure and Cover 2v2 Defending
Two defenders learn the partnership that all team defending is built on: the first defender pressures the ball while the second covers behind at an angle, communicated out loud on every pass.
14 min · 6–16 players · either
Volleyball Small-sided games Ages 9–14
Queen of the Court 3v3
The classic winners-stay small-sided game: trios battle rally by rally to hold the queen's side of the net, with a free-ball entry, three-touch rules, and constant rotation keeping every player in the fight.
15 min · 6–15 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Catching Ages 8–14
Quick Hands Transfer Race
Partners race the clock to complete catch-transfer-throw cycles, shrinking the time between glove and release, the hidden skill behind every double play and every runner thrown out by a step.
10 min · 2–20 players · either
Baseball/Softball Infield Ages 5–12
Ready-Position Mirror
Players mirror a leader through athletic-stance, creep-step, and first-move reactions, building the pre-pitch habit without a ball.
8 min · 4–20 players · either
Volleyball Movement Ages 7–12
Ready-Position Movement Mirror
Players mirror a leader through volleyball ready position, shuffles, and drop-to-platform reactions, no ball required.
8 min · 4–20 players · indoor
Soccer Ball mastery Ages 5–8
Red Light, Green Light Dribble
The classic playground game with a ball at every player's feet: dribble on green, stop the ball dead on red, with silly commands mixed in to keep five-year-olds laughing while they learn control.
10 min · 4–20 players · either
Basketball Ball handling Ages 5–9
Red Light, Green Light Dribbling
Every player dribbles down the court on GREEN and freezes in a live-dribble stance on RED, learning ball control, heads-up dribbling, and the protected pause that replaces picking up the ball in panic.
10 min · 4–20 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Communication Ages 9–14
Relay and Cutoff Communication
Teams of three relay a ball from deep outfield to a base, with the middle player learning to show a target, catch moving, and listen for the call.
14 min · 6–15 players · outdoor
Volleyball Rotations Ages 9–14
Rotation Walkthrough
Teams walk through court rotations with numbered spots, learning where to stand, when to rotate, and where their base is after the serve.
12 min · 6–14 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Baserunning Ages 7–13
Rounding the Bases
Runners learn the banana route: swing out before the base, cut the inside corner with the left foot, and lean into the turn, turning a square diamond into a fast curve, taught base by base and finished with a full-circuit relay.
12 min · 4–16 players · outdoor
Volleyball Serving Ages 8–14
Serve and Chase Relay
Teams race through a loop of serve, sprint under the net, and retrieve, converting serving practice from a stand-and-hit line into a running game that also burns the serve-then-move habit into every player.
12 min · 6–16 players · indoor
Volleyball Serving Ages 7–14
Serving Toss and Contact
Serving broken into its two failure points: a repeatable toss, then a firm contact, built close to a wall before crossing a net.
14 min · 4–20 players · indoor
Volleyball Serving Ages 9–14
Serving Zone Challenge
Servers earn points by landing serves in numbered court zones, turning accuracy into a team game with movable difficulty.
14 min · 4–16 players · indoor
Volleyball Setting Ages 8–14
Setter Square Footwork
Setters learn the movement that precedes every good set: sprint to the spot, square the shoulders to the target, and beat the ball there, drilled around a cone square before hands ever matter.
10 min · 2–12 players · indoor
Soccer Dribbling Ages 5–10
Sharks and Minnows
Dribblers cross the grid while one or two sharks try to kick their balls out, teaching shielding, scanning, and dribbling under real pressure inside the most requested game in youth soccer.
12 min · 6–20 players · either
Soccer Dribbling Ages 7–14
Shield and Steal
One-on-one ball protection in a small circle: the shielder keeps the ball for twenty seconds using body position, the stealer tries to win it, and both players learn the physical side of soccer within safe, refereed rules.
10 min · 4–20 players · either
Soccer Shooting Ages 7–14
Shooting Technique Ladder
Striking the ball properly, built rung by rung: laces contact on a dead ball from close range, earning distance and then movement only when the strike stays clean, so power grows out of technique instead of replacing it.
14 min · 4–16 players · outdoor
Baseball/Softball Catching Ages 9–14
Short-Hop Partner Station
Partners feed each other controlled short hops from a knee, building soft hands and removing the fear of the in-between hop.
12 min · 4–16 players · either
Baseball/Softball Team defense Ages 7–13
Situational Scrimmage, Coach Pitch
A controlled scrimmage where the coach pitches, every inning starts with a called situation (runner on second, one out), and play freezes for ten-second teaching moments, so game learning happens at triple the rate of a real game.
20 min · 8–16 players · outdoor
Baseball/Softball Hitting Ages 7–14
Soft Toss Hitting Station
The classic high-volume hitting station run correctly: a kneeling tosser feeds from the side at 45 degrees, the hitter drives balls into a fence or net, and small daily swing goals replace vague advice.
12 min · 2–12 players · either
Volleyball Forearm passing Ages 8–14
Solo Wall Passing
One player, one ball, one wall: forearm passing against a wall in structured sets, the highest-rep platform builder in volleyball and the take-home drill that separates fast improvers from everyone else.
10 min · 1–16 players · either
Basketball Footwork Ages 5–12
Stance and Footwork Mirror
Players mirror a leader through athletic stance, slides, jump stops, and pivots, building the footwork vocabulary every drill uses later.
8 min · 4–20 players · indoor
Soccer Dribbling Ages 5–10
Stop-and-Go Dribbling
Players dribble freely and react to coach signals: stop the ball dead, explode into space, or perform a turn.
10 min · 4–20 players · either
Baseball/Softball Hitting Ages 8–14
Swing Path Mirror Work
Slow-motion swing training with no ball at all: hitters build the sequence of load, stride, turn, and finish in front of a mirror, a shadow, or a partner's eyes, with freeze checkpoints that make the invisible parts of the swing visible.
8 min · 1–16 players · either
Volleyball Forearm passing Ages 9–14
Target-Passing Triads
Groups of three cycle serve-receive style tosses to a passer who must hit a hoop or held-hands target at the setter spot.
14 min · 6–15 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Hitting Ages 5–14
Tee Contact-Point Station
Hitters work three tee positions for inside, middle, and outside pitches, learning that contact point, not arm strength, controls where the ball goes.
15 min · 4–12 players · either
Volleyball Cooperative play Ages 7–14
Three-Touch Cooperative Rally
Teams on both sides of the net try to keep one rally alive using exactly three touches per side: pass, set, send.
16 min · 6–18 players · indoor
Baseball/Softball Throwing Ages 7–14
Throwing Accuracy Target Game
Throwers earn points hitting chest-high targets at increasing distances, turning accuracy into a scored ladder game where the strike zone of a teammate's glove becomes the only thing that counts.
12 min · 4–16 players · either
Soccer Ball mastery Ages 5–12
Toe Taps and Tick-Tocks
A stationary ball-mastery circuit built from the two foundation touches, toe taps on top and tick-tocks between the insteps, run to counts and music-style rhythms so every player racks up hundreds of touches.
8 min · 2–24 players · either
Volleyball Setting Ages 7–12
Toss, Set, Catch Triangles
Three players around a triangle build overhead setting in the gentlest possible progression: toss to one teammate, set to the other, catch and restart, until the catches dissolve and a three-way setting rally remains.
10 min · 3–18 players · either
Basketball Ball handling Ages 9–14
Two-Ball Dribbling Series
Players dribble two basketballs at once through a stationary series and then on the move, overloading both hands so the weak hand catches up and the strong hand stops needing the eyes at all.
10 min · 1–16 players · indoor
Basketball Finishing Ages 9–14
Two-Foot Finishing
Players attack the paint, jump-stop on two feet, and finish strong through contact-free bumps, adding pump fakes and pivots.
14 min · 4–12 players · indoor
Soccer Passing Ages 8–14
Wall Pass One-Twos
Pairs learn the give-and-go, soccer's simplest combination: pass to a teammate, sprint past an imaginary defender, and receive the return in stride, built in stages from stationary to full speed with a cone defender.
12 min · 4–20 players · either
Basketball Defense Ages 8–14
Zigzag Defensive Slides
Defenders slide a zigzag course up the court, changing direction at every cone with a drop step and never crossing their feet, then repeat it shadowing a live dribbler, building the footwork that keeps a defender between the ball and the basket.
10 min · 4–16 players · indoor