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Football: Toe Taps Level 1

Very good interactive coaching drills.

Matt

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Players with a ball each.

They work on touching the ball with the bottom of their toes, alternating the feet.

The ball should not move too much.

COACHING POINTS

Work on slow movement to get the technique right.

Knees should come up towards the chest and feet should remain forward facing.

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Toe Taps Level 2:

Players with a ball each.

They work on touching the ball with the bottom of their toes, alternating the feet.

The ball should remain in and around a 1 yard radius.

Technique video

Toe Taps - Vertical Movement:

Set up with 2 cones as shown and a player in the middle with a ball.

The players makes vertical movement from one cone to the other performing toe taps moving forwards and backwards.

Technique video

Farmers and Foxes:

The foxes (players) put bibs into the back of their shorts. The farmer (coach) runs around the area attempting to pull the bibs out. When a players bib is pulled out, he becomes a farmer too. Play until 1 fox is left. The players must remain within the confines of the area throughout the activity. Any player running outside the area, automatically becomes a farmer.

Conditioned games

Step over drag turn - Stage 1:

This is the first stage of a sequence of practices for the player to learn a skill with the step over as part of it.
The player moves on the spot (happy feet) with a ball in front of them on a whistle or command they step over the ball and return to happy feet

Technique video

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