drill to work on receiving skills

An indoor practice plan for U11 or younger.

It is so important that all your players can receive a pass properly you really need to spend a few minutes in every practice session watching how they do it and giving feedback to individual players or the goup as whole.

• Receive on one foot pass with the other.



• Is the player alert and playing on their toes, do they look ready to react to the movement of the ball?



• Does the player move into the line of the ball early? Any delay in reacting will make control more difficult.



• They should get themselves right across the line of the ball and not end up chasing after it.



• Concentration is vital, do they keep their head steady and watch the movement of the ball carefully?



• If the pass is under-hit do they move quickly down the line of the ball to meet it?



• To cushion the ball the foot needs to be off ground and withdrawn at the moment of contact soft ankle.



• Check that they use the inside area, or top of outside of the foot to make a controlling touch on ground pass.



• Contact should be with the horizontal mid-line of the ball or above to prevent it skipping up on 1st touch.



• To wedge the ball sweep across the top of it with the inside or outside of the foot.



• With a high ball the player should make an early decision on what surface they will use to control it.



• Make sure they keep their eyes open and observe the flight of the ball.



• Chest, thigh, instep & outside of foot - relax and withdraw surface on contact to cushion the ball.



• The ball should not be allowed to bounce, move along line of ball to meet it as early as possible.



• If under pressure does the player redirect ball into space on first touch and pass it on early?

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