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Agility,co-ordination and balance are very important?

Agility,co-ordination and balance are very important in soccer.Any ideas to improve these in young kids?

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for football you could do a number of drills relay with a ball helps with agility. two ball pass few meters away from each other helps with co-ord i.e. pass to left foot control and pass back to partner with right foot two balls keeps both player concertrating. Balance stay on one leg and partner throw ball and other partner passes back trying to stay balanced few goes each..

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