Ball mastery 10-move challenge
Ten ball-mastery moves done for 30 seconds each, with a count to beat. A home practice challenge players can do in the garden every day.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Each player has a ball and a space.
- Coach demonstrates the 10 moves: toe taps, inside-outside, sole rolls, pull-push, V-pulls, drag-back, step-overs, Cruyff, scissors, croqueta.
Equipment: 1 ball each
How it works
- 30 seconds per move, 10 seconds' rest.
- Count your touches on two of the moves.
- Set it as homework: beat your count next week.
Coaching points
- Light on the toes.
- Both feet equally.
- Quality before speed.
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Make it easier
- Five moves only
Make it harder
- Head up throughout
- Combine two moves into a sequence
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