Written by Dave Clarke
Individual Ball Skills
Dribbling at speed from a quick pass replicates attacking moves in a match where a player is set free to dribble into dangerous areas of the pitch splitting defences wide open giving your team more chances to score goals
Coaching Objectives
This is all about winning the ball passing to a player in space who dribbles it over a short distance at speed under pressure from opponents.
Drill Setup
- 20 Mins
- 6 Players
- 3 Bibs
- 20x20 y
What the Players Do
For this drill you need an area 20 x 20 yards with gates 10 yards away, 6 players, training poles, cones and balls. Play for 20 minutes. Two teams of three players battle for the ball in the…Chip The Goalkeeper – Game
Goalkeepers will often save shots along the ground but if your players can chip over a diving keeper they'll score every time
Coaching Objectives
During youth matches, I often see goalkeepers who come out of goal and dive on the floor to save shots because they are often along the ground. Using a chip strikers can put the ball in the net over the top of the goalkeeper.
Drill Setup
- 20 Mins
- 10 Players
- 2 Goals
- 3 Bibs
- 40 x 30 y
What the Players Do
The game starts with a 3v3 between the two 10 yard boxes in front of the goals. Two players stand in each of the two boxes and they must try and save the chip shots over their heads without going out…Chip The Goalkeeper – Skill
In the Women's FA Cup final Sam Kerr chipped an audacious dipping goal for Chelsea in their 3-0 win over Arsenal that was a fantastic piece of skill and capped a dominant match for the Blues. Use this drill to get your players chipping goals
Coaching Objectives
Technique for chip shots
Players should plant their standing foot to the side, slightly behind the ball. Like a golf chip shot using a quick downward swing of the kicking leg with the inside three toes directly under the ball, plus a very short follow-through, this produces a lot of backspin and a short (but high) arc. They can practice in pairs.
Remember the shorter the backswing the more control over where the ball goes. Leaning the body back also gives a higher chip.
Drill Setup
- 15 Mins
- Any Players
- Centre circle y
What the Players Do
Stand players 12 yards apart, with a player in the centre. Players take it in turn to chip the ball over the middle player to their partner. You can have a goalkeeper in the centre who can jump to…Continue Reading For Free
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