Teach your child the basics with our progressive football drills that are easily practiced in a small back garden. They start very simple and get progressively more difficult. Ideal for training in your back yard or local park. Very little if any football equipment is required. 1 – One bounce return The coach stands 2 […]
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The following football drills are designed for 2 players to play against another pair. They are ideal for getting all players involved and in contact with the ball yet retaining a competitive small side games approach to coaching. Football Tennis Two v two games of headers and volleys tennis in a marked court with cones
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Heading is often a football skill some young players are not keen on. If done badly it will hurt! Try to build up confidence with short easy heading practice to build confidence. Players should head the ball with the middle of their forehead and try to keep their eyes open. Using the nose or the
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The following football drills are aimed at improving ball control. There is likely to be some cross over between the football skills of the control type soccer drills and the passing or dribbling drills. Passing Through Hoops Player receives the ball, controls, and dribbles through two hoops before moving the ball into a small coned
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Shooting is probably the most fun part of football training and players from all positions enjoy shooting practice. Being able to strike the ball properly is important with the most popular conventional technique being to strike the ball with the laces. Again, focus on quality and accuracy before trying to take the shot under pressure
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Kid’s soccer drills focus on improving a player’s dribbling ability and close ball control. Many of these soccer training drills, unlike passing drills, can be done by young players practicing on their own. Aim to focus on quality and accuracy, to begin with rather than speed, and try to look up as often as possible
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The origins of netball lay in early versions of women’s basketball. Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a Physical Education Instructor from Massachusetts, USA. It was soon picked up by Sendra Benson, a teacher at a nearby Women’s college who adapted the game for play by females. Women’s basketball quickly spread in popularity
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The objective of a netball team is to score more goals than the opposition. A goal is scored through a successful shot into the opponent’s hoop. The team which scores the most goals wins the match! Games are split into 4 quarters, each lasting 15 minutes. Netball Court Netball is played on a court (either
Netball group drills involve larger groups of players in continuous drills. Ideal for warm-up, communication practice, and fitness. Chest Pass With 1 Ball The aim is to encourage good passing technique and timing of movement. Organisation: 8+ players and 1 ball. Players divide up on the corners of a square, use cones to mark this if necessary.
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These Netball drills use the whole court encouraging groups of players to practice in a more game-specific situation. Banding 1 The aim is to encourage all players to participate in bringing the ball down the court. Organisation: 7 players working on the whole court, spaced in this area according to their position. GK starts with the
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