How to conduct a drill

Every drill in SoccerTools is built to be done in 5–20 minutes with whatever space and gear you have. Here's the loop that gets you the most out of each one.

1. Pick a drill

• Open the Drill Library (or your Active Drills if you already saved one).
• Filter by skill, level, time, equipment, or players. Be honest about your level — too hard = bad reps.
• Tap a card to open it.

2. Read the drill card

Every drill card has the same shape so you always know what to look at:

• Setup — exactly what to put on the ground
• The drill — what you do, step by step
• Coaching points — the 2–3 things to focus on
• Progressions — make it harder when it gets easy
• Time / Reps target — what counts as "done"

Read it once before you start. Don't ad-lib the setup.

3. Start the drill

1. Tap Start Drill. The timer kicks off.
2. Run the drill. Don't watch your phone — set it down and look at the ball.
3. When you finish, tap Done. Your reps and time are logged automatically.

The timer is also a commitment device — once it's running, it's much harder to bail at 3 minutes.

4. (Optional but powerful) Film a rep

• Prop your phone at a 45° angle, full body in frame.
• Film one rep — not the whole session.
• After the drill, open the AI Video Analyzer and upload the clip. The drill you just did is auto-selected so the feedback is specific.
• See the How to film a good clip guide for the 5 framing rules.

5. Log how it felt

After the timer ends, you'll see a short prompt:

• What worked? (one sentence)
• What was tough? (one sentence)

Skip it once and you'll skip it forever. Spend the 20 seconds — it goes straight into MyWork and feeds your AI Coach so next week's feedback gets sharper.

6. Repeat — and progress

• Do the same drill 3–4 times across 2 weeks before judging it.
• When you can hit the rep target without thinking, open the Progressions section and bump the difficulty.
• Earn badges for streaks and unique-drill counts (auto-awarded — check /player/badges).

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