Soccer Exercise
Controlling and Taking the Ball
- Age U6 - U13, U14 - U19, Men's / Women's
- Training Set Progression
- Number of Players 6 - 9 players, 10-15 players, 16-22+ players
Setup
Pitch: Four dummies form a square, a further dummy stands in the middle.
Equipment: 5 dummies and several balls.
Players: Two players with a ball stand at the starting point, two players without a ball in the middle and one player without a ball at each of the other dummies.
Procedure
- Player 1 plays a pass to Player 2; Player 2 controls the ball, takes it in their stride and plays to Player 3.
- Player 3 stands to the left of the dummy, takes the ball past the dummy on the right and passes to Player 4.
- Player 4 also stands to the left of the dummy, takes the ball to the right and plays it into the middle to Player 5.
- Player 5 controls the ball, takes it in their stride and plays to Player 6.
- Player 6 stands to the right of the dummy, takes the ball past the dummy on the left and passes to Player 7.
- Player 7 also stands to the right of the dummy and takes the ball to the left.
- The drill continues as a continuous passing sequence; every player follows the pass.
Tip
- Take the ball straight into the movement.
- Players 2 and 5 take the ball around the dummy with the foot furthest from the opponent.
- Players 1, 3, 4, 6 and 7 play the ball with the foot furthest from the opponent and take it accordingly.
- Pay attention to the exact execution of controlling and taking the ball.
- Pay attention to the correct position next to the dummy.
- Make sure that the correct foot is used when controlling and taking the ball.
Training attributes
Technique
- Technique
- Trapping Ball control Passing
Training Organization
- Age
- U6 - U13 U14 - U19 Men's / Women's
- Duration
- 20 min
- Training Set
- Progression
- Number of Players
- 6 - 9 players 10-15 players 16-22+ players
- Form of Training
- Group training Team training
- Exercise level
- Easy
- Training Location
- Pitch