Player in the middle should only use three touches – one to control the ball, one to move it and one to pass.
Encourage the players to call out the colour of the visual cue during the soccer drill. This is an important secondary task that increases the challenge for the players and gets them used to talking during play.
Run the drill
You need three players, two balls and six markers.Player 2 stands between two markers (one black, one white) approximately three yards apart.
Players 1 and 3 each have one black and one white marker.
Player 1 passes to player 2.
Player 2 must look around to "spot" the visual cue, held up by player 3.
Player 2 must then shift the ball around the same coloured marker as the visual cue.
Player 2 follows the ball and makes a return pass to player 1.
Player 2 turns and repeats with player 3. This time, player 1 will hold up the visual cue.
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