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First-Touch Control Ladder

10 min · Beginner · 2+ players · Small area

balls

Description

Partner-served ball: stationary control -> directional touch -> control while moving -> control under light pressure. Vary surfaces (inside, outside, thigh, chest). (Age fit: U8-U16.)

Curriculum

Ages
U8-U16
Players
2+
Opposition
Unopposed
Session phase
Practice (teaching)
With a squad of 12
6 groups of 2. Run them side by side.

Trains 1 objective

  • Progress the ball forwardU11-U12 · passing-receiving

Skills

The video-tagging vocabulary, used for ingestion and browsing, separate from the curriculum above, which is what the practice engine selects on.

Individual Technique

First Touch & Receiving1v1 Defending

Functional Technique

Shooting / Finishing

Game Time

Small-Sided Games