To welcome your players back for the 2011/12 season we've prepared a fun skills-recap session, to make sure your players feel comfortable on the ball after the long summer break!
However, just the words "Pre-season" can sometimes be enough to strike fear into your players, as they think that "Pre-Season" is their coach's code word "massive amounts of running without a ball'. This session aims to put those fears to rest, keeping your players entertained from start to finish, with a ball at their feet by combining both running and lots of ball work
Try this fun session with your players today and review your players' ball control and passing whilst also working on their fitness!
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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