Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Improving headers

Heading - game form (10 mins)

Organization:

The field is set up 25x35 yards, there are 2 goals across from each other. In front of each goal is a zone which is 5x35 yards.

There are 2 teams of 6 players and there is 1 ball in play. There are no goalkeepers in this drill

Instructions:

The players pass the ball by throwing the ball to each other. The ball cannot hit the ground, as soon as the ball hits the ground, the ball goes to the opposite team. The player who has the ball cannot run with the ball, the players without the ball must move to get open.

The goal is to work the ball up the pitch and throw it into the zone for one of the attackers to finish with a header.

No one in the zone can touch the ball with their hands. If the ball hits the ground inside the zone, the ball is for the defending team.

Coaching Points:

1) Giving direction to the header to put it in the goal

2) Timing of the run and the jump to optimize the header

Progressions:

- Defenders can intercept the throws using their heads, if they do, they score  point for their team.

- The defender can follow the attacker into the zone and defend.