Instep Squares
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Description
•Two squares are set up, with two players in each square who are teammates.
•The more skillful the payers, the smaller the squares are, the further apart they are.
•The game starts when one team kicks the ball into the other team’s square.
•The receiving team must control the ball without it going outside of their square.
-Each player is only allowed to play the ball with one touch.
-The ‘team’ has three touches in total to play the ball back into the other team’s grid.
-The ball may not stop at any time.
•Play stops when a shot misses the other team’s grid or is not controlled without it leaving their own grid.
•Decide before hand how high a ball may be played to be considered fair.
Coaching Points
•’Drive’ the ball into the other players grid to make it difficult to control.
-Good shooting technique: Ankle locked, Toe pointed, Strike the ball with the top of the laces, Follow through, etc.
•Encourage an aggressive ‘shooting mentality’
•To receive the ball, get into the ‘line of flight’, taking the first touch to ‘kill the ball’ for your partner.
•Prepare the surface that will receive the ball early.
•Keep your body balanced, with your weight on your toes.