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I need easy and effective stepping drill because my team steps

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Hi Rezza,

I often find issues with stepping comes from having a few issues balancing i.e. catching a moving ball and not being able to regain balance quick enough to prevent themselves from moving forward again.

Why not try marking out a small area with cones (or even a hula hoop) and having players attempt to receive the ball in the hoop. Depending on skills level you could rather:

- remove the ball for less able players, and just focus on landing and balancing

- increase the sprint speed into the hoop, as well as the passing speed for more able players

Let me know your thoughts on the above,

Tara

Tania Materne, Australia

I`ll try tonight.

Thanks Tara

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