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soccer warm ups that improve ball control

first published on footballcoachingcourses.com

simultaneous passing

simultaneous passing

  • Players stand apart facing each other with a football at the players right foot
  • Each player simultaneously passes to the other players left foot

  • Each player receives the ball on the left foot and changes the ball to their right foot

  • Continue to go anti-clockwise,

  • How fast can you go and stay in control?

  • Change direction (go clockwise)

simultaneous passing (2)

  • As above, the players stand facing each other with a football at their right foot.more passing

  • Again, each player simultaneously passes to the other players left foot

  • This time, the receiver taps the ball from their left foot to their right foot and back to their left foot.

  • Pass the ball back to your partner with the foot that receives the ball

  • How fast can you go and stay in control?

  • Reverse direction (right foot, left foot, right foot)

Pass and Flick

  • Both players stand with a ball in front of their feet soccer coaching warm up

  • Player A aims a gentle pass to player B's ball

  • B meanwhile flicks the ball gently over the oncoming ball to A with the outside of the foot

  • Each player controls the new ball and continues

  • Repeat

  • Change so that B aims and A flicks

  • Change to use the inside of the foot to flick

Pass and Chip

youth soccer coaching - pass and flick

  • Both players stand with a ball in front of their feet
  • Player A aims a gentle pass to player B's feet

  • B meanwhile chips the ball gently over the oncoming ball to A with the foot

  • Each player controls the new ball and continues

  • Repeat

  • Change so that B aims and A chips

 

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