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Soccer: Static passing through legs

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Player get into groups of 3 with one ball. two players pass to each other through the legs of the 3 player in the middle who stands feet apart facing the player with the ball. Swap after each minute.

Repeat practice using both feet.

COACHING POINTS

Re-cap coaching points

Head over ball
Strike with instep
Land on straiking foot
middle of ball

For the control.

Get in line
Cushion the ball

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Players work in pairs, with one ball per pair.
The first player makes a square pass across the grid to their partner before running onto the cone ahead.
Their partner then plays a pass diagonally across the grid back to their partner who is looking to run onto the ball.
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Practice to learn to put the ball in space and fitness.

Put out 2 squares about 1 meter by 1 meter, player with the ball has to pass the ball from one square to the other square and stopping the ball in the second square without touching the ball between the two squares

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