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Soccer: First touch - Bringing the ball down

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When the ball is in the air or bouncing around you want to get the ball on the ground. Doing this requires a soft touch and a general downward motion of your body.

To practice the skill players feed the ball to themselves with a head height throw. As the ball goes up players raise their foot to meet the ball at around waist height.

As the ball comes down also lower your foot so that you are cushioning the ball - trying to maintain contact between your foot and the ball until it reaches the ground.

COACHING POINTS

First touch control is an essential skill - here we are practising the skill in a static situation but in a game your players will be required to control long balls and crosses in this way.

Progression:

Players now work in pairs, standing 1 meter apart one player feeds a high balland the other player attempts to cushion the ball down.

You can increase the height and distance of the throw as players improve.

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First touch with instep of foot:

Put the players in pairs with one ball between 2 The players should try and pass the ball slightly wide of each other.

The receiving player has to play the ball with the inside of their non kicking foot across their body own body with their first touch and then kick the ball back to the other player with their strong foot.

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First touch with instep of opposite foot to kicking foot:

Put the players in pairs with one ball between 2 the players should try and pass the ball slightly wide of each other.

The receiving player has to play the ball with the inside of the non kicking foot to play the ball into a space across the body, to step and kick the ball back to the other player.

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Drag dummy step over - Stage 1:

Players practice moving the ball with the sole of their boot. to then stop the ball with the instep of the opposite foot

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First touch with outside of kicking foot:

Put the players in pairs with one ball between 2 the players should try and pass the ball straight to each other.

The receiving player has to play the ball with the outside of the kicking foot to play the ball into a space, to step and kick the ball back to the other player.

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