Thursday, March 5, 2015

How to improve ball handling drill pull push

How to improve ball handling. 

DRILL 
Pull-push using the instep 

I like this drill because it uses the sole and instep of the feet. 

The drill is performed by using the sole of one foot to pull the ball back to that same foot. Then using the instep to push the ball out in front to the same foot. 

Start by doing the drill one foot at a time (right foot only). Then later switching to the other foot (left foot only). 



Use cones to create an area 2 yards x 2 yards for beginning players. The area should be smaller for players with a better skill set. 


Begin with 20 touches in order to get the feel of the ball and how you need to move to balance yourself. Later you can  progress to 50 or 100 touches. 

You can use a time limit (30 sec, 1 min, 2 min) to see how many touches the player can achieve. Be sure that you have quality touches and you are square to the ball. 

You should display control of the ball in a small area. Working toward overall foot speed, control and field vision. 

A progression to this drill would be to alternate feet. Pull-push with the right then pull-push with the left. 



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