Football Drill Demonstration
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Description
Aim: To improve 1st touch / control
Suitable for: U9’s and upwards
Equipment: 4 cones, balls
Organisation: Players set up as shown on diagram. The player starting the with ball must pass it to the closest player, move forward receive it back play it to the next player and so on.
Swap roles and repeat the drill.
Progressions:
- Encourage players to increase tempo
- Players to use weaker foot
- Middle players can lay the ball off to the left or right
Coaching points
- Emphasis is on 1st touch, keep ball out of feet and in the direction of next player
- Communication
- 1st touch with inside or outside of foot
- Vision, awareness,
- Anticipation of direction of pass
Created by George, Football Coach, Australia