Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): First Touch & Trapping (Maximum Repetition)

First Touch Introduction

Organization:

As many 1x1 yard grids as you need

Instructions:

Pairs with a ball

ROUND 1: (instep control) upon receiving a pass, the player dribbles around a cone beside them and passes it back to a teammate who does the same thing.

ROUND 2: (sole control) upon receiving a pass, the player dribbles around a cone beside them and passes it back to a teammate who does the same thing.

ROUND 3: upon receiving a pass, the player dribbles around both cones beside them and passes it back to a teammate who does the same thing.

Coaching Points/Questions:

Quality of pass

Body position (hips)

Importance of first touch

Regressions/Progressions:

R: Simplify tasks

Maximum Rep First Touch

Organization:

Same as last except change instructions

Instructions:

ROUND 1: First touch straight ahead outside of box

ROUND 2: First touch to right outside of box

ROUND 3: First touch behind outside of box

ROUND 4: First touch to left outside of box

Coaching Points/Questions:

Quality of pass

Body position (hips)

Importance of first touch

Regressions/Progressions:

Cool Down