Every player will have a ball. They will have to dribble round listening to the commands of the coach (dribble fast, toe taps, drag back etc). Once you shout 'PACMAN!' they have to kick the ball at your feet with the inside of their foot. Once they have hit you 10 times you leave the square again. Repeat 2/3 times.
- Make sure they always have their head up when dribbling so they can scan.
- Make sure they are using the inside of their foot to pass the ball at your feet. Point the standing foot towards the target, open the passing foot and lock the ankle. Follow through towards the target.
- Dont panic/rush when they have to pass at the coaches feet, head up and relax.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
Roughly a fifth of Premier League goals come from set pieces, and the gap between teams who plan their routines and teams who do not has never been wider. Here is how the modern set-piece specialists design attacking corners, free kicks, and throw-ins - and how you can apply their ideas at any level.
The next frontier in football coaching is not physical, it is mental. Cognitive load training - the deliberate use of perception, decision-making and dual-task demands inside football drills - is reshaping how the best academies develop players. Here is what it means and how to use it.
If the last decade taught us about pressing, this one is teaching us about what stands behind it. Rest defence is the shape your team holds while attacking, and it is the difference between dominating a game and getting picked off on the counter.