Weaker foot wall challenge
Passes, control and shots against a wall using only your weaker foot. Players with two good feet are much harder to stop.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Find a solid wall or a rebounder, with space in front.
- Clear the space of anything breakable, and have an adult nearby for younger players.
Equipment: A ball and a wall
How it works
- Weaker foot only for everything.
- Pass, control, pass for one set.
- Then strike harder at a target on the wall.
Coaching points
- Same technique as your strong foot.
- Slow it down at first.
- Count clean passes.
Three levels
- Easy: 15 passes
- Harder: 30 passes
- Hardest: 40 passes, one-touch
Remember: Weaker foot only
Make it easier
- Stop the ball between every pass.
Make it harder
- One-touch passes with the weaker foot.
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