Game version
Distance-zone game: take turns punting or drop-kicking to a landing zone far away. Pairs keep one total.
Keeper Punts and Drop-Kicks
Kick the ball out of your hands for distance and to a target.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth soccer coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Mark a target zone of 4 cones 25 steps or more away.
Core: Medium. Beat your own best out of 6.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 12 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Soccer ball, 4 cones, a big open space
- Level · skill
- Advanced · Passing & Receiving
The steps
How it works
- Mark a target zone of 4 cones 25 steps or more away.
- Hold the ball out in front, drop it and kick it with your laces before it lands.
- For a drop-kick, strike it just as it bounces.
- Do 10 of each and count how many land in the zone.
Coaching point
Drop it, do not throw it; laces through the ball.
Safety: Make sure no one is standing in front of the goal or the wall before you strike.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a zone: Less (near), Core (medium), More (far). Beat your own best out of 6.
Story
You are a catapult launching the ball across the field.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best out of 6. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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