Exercise Objectives:
This practice is structured to improve the technical ability of "heading the ball on the run" with an emphasis on "accuracy". |
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Field Preparation
 Small group of players
Area 10 x 20 yards
Cones or Flag poles
Supply of Balls |
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Coaching Pointers:
Two players are positioned in a grid 10 yards x 20 yards. Two servers with a ball stand at each side of the grid. Each server alternates serving a high looped throw for the receiver to head back to the server. Ensure that the servers do not serve the ball too far, so that the player in the center does not need to come to meet the ball.
The player working in the center has to receive a throw from server and head it back to server. The player then turns quickly and repeats with the server on the opposite side. The players in the center should work at full speed and concentrate on quality.
If the player working turns to a server for a header, and the server is retrieving the ball, the player must continue to run and turn to receive the ball from the opposite server. The player should not wait for a server to retrieve the ball.
Competitions should be played: how many headers in 60 seconds, the first player to reach 20 good headers.
Only headers made back to the server’s hands are countable. |
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