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Soccer: Driven pass - with laces

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Use your laces to drive through the ball, keeping the ball on the ground to quickly get the ball from A to B.

To keep the ball down ensure your knee is over the ball as you strike it and don't lean back.

Strike the centre of the ball with the laces (instep), with the toes pointing downwards.

Follow through with the kicking leg to increase power.

COACHING POINTS

  • Place non-kicking foot level with the ball and try and keep weight over the ball
  • It is very important that the weight of the player follows the pass of the ball. (look at the way the player has moved forward after the pass)

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Driven pass - with instep | Technique video

Driven pass - with instep:

Use your instep to drive through the ball, keeping the ball on the ground to quickly get the ball from A to B.

To keep the ball down ensure your knee is over the ball as you strike it and don't lean back.

Strike the centre of the ball with the instep, with the toes pointing downwards.

Follow through with the kicking leg to increase power.

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World Cup Control:

Group in pairs. One ball between the pair. Repeat in 5 other areas for a total of 12 players.

Player 1 passes the ball across the area to player 2, who must control the ball with the inside of his foot. Player 2 then passes the ball back across the area. Player 1 repeats the practice. The object of the game is to roll the ball over the end line with out the opposing player stopping it. To score a goal, the ball must travel below waist height. Each player should pick his favorite national team and represent that country. The first country to score 5 goals wins the World Cup.

Progression: If you pass the ball back first time and score, you get 2 goals.

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Lofted pass:

Lofted passes are great for clearing your lines, switching play or dinking the ball over the top to a striker who is making a run behind the other team's defensive line.

Approach the ball at a slight angle, back swing of leg (using arms for balance) and follow through with your pass.

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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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