Our first practice of the summer, last Tuesday (6/16) focused on dribbling and keeping possession of the ball.
First we talked to the players about the different parts of the foot that can be used to control the ball: the inside (instep), outside, sole, heel, laces (top of the foot), toe
Our first warm-up drill, known as Toe Touches, is simple and can be done by players at home on their own. The ball is placed in front of the feet, and the players touch the ball with the bottom of their left toe, and then their right toe, alternating feet with increasing speed as the drill progresses.
The second warm-up drill was a slow dribble where the players push the ball down the field with the inside of their feet without losing control of it, or kicking it too far in front of them.
After warm-up, we split into three groups with the coaches rotating to the different groups to do three separate drills. The first one was a solo drill where the players practice pushing the ball back and forth one foot, taking care to use many different parts of their foot. After about five minutes, the students switched feet.
The next two drills involved dribbling within a confined area. In one drill, players had to cross the area, circle around a cone, and dribble to a partner waiting at the other side of the circle. Since several players did this simultaneously, the players had to take care to keep their head up.
In the last drill, the players dribbled within the circle, and the coach randomly tossed cones at the players as they dribbled, to see if they were watching their surroundings.
After a minute run, the players split up into two scrimmages, one 2-on-2, one 3-on-3. We ended the practice with a few positive words to the players and told them about our three key ideas for the team: Effort, Endurance, and Everyone!
We will practice dribbling again this coming week, before moving on to passing for two weeks.
First we talked to the players about the different parts of the foot that can be used to control the ball: the inside (instep), outside, sole, heel, laces (top of the foot), toe
Our first warm-up drill, known as Toe Touches, is simple and can be done by players at home on their own. The ball is placed in front of the feet, and the players touch the ball with the bottom of their left toe, and then their right toe, alternating feet with increasing speed as the drill progresses.
The second warm-up drill was a slow dribble where the players push the ball down the field with the inside of their feet without losing control of it, or kicking it too far in front of them.
After warm-up, we split into three groups with the coaches rotating to the different groups to do three separate drills. The first one was a solo drill where the players practice pushing the ball back and forth one foot, taking care to use many different parts of their foot. After about five minutes, the students switched feet.
The next two drills involved dribbling within a confined area. In one drill, players had to cross the area, circle around a cone, and dribble to a partner waiting at the other side of the circle. Since several players did this simultaneously, the players had to take care to keep their head up.
In the last drill, the players dribbled within the circle, and the coach randomly tossed cones at the players as they dribbled, to see if they were watching their surroundings.
After a minute run, the players split up into two scrimmages, one 2-on-2, one 3-on-3. We ended the practice with a few positive words to the players and told them about our three key ideas for the team: Effort, Endurance, and Everyone!
We will practice dribbling again this coming week, before moving on to passing for two weeks.
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