Football - Heading - Offensive & Defensive

Aim: To improve attacking and defensive heading techniques

Suitable for: U8’s and upwards

Equipment: Marked area appropriate size for age, 8 cones, 2 ball between 4 players

Organisation: Players set up as shown in the video and diagram. One player serves the ball to team mate who must head the ball up back to server. 5 headers in the air (defensive) and 5 headers downwards (attacking). Younger players maybe scared to head the ball so to start use a smaller softer ball and only a short distance between players.

Progressions:

• Increase / decrease the distance between players
• Server can move left or right so the header must be directed.

Coaching Points

• Timing of the header
• Direction of the header
• Use the forehead, not the top of the head

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