Reaction, Acceleration, and Winning the Ball
REACTION, ACCELERATION, AND WINNING THE BALL, SOCCER FITNESS DRILL
Drill Equipment
Soccer Balls
Drill Quick Glance
This soccer drill focuses on reaction, acceleration, and winning 50-50 balls. This is a great warm-up drill when focusing on fitness, reaction time, or winning 50-50 balls.
Drill setup
- In a large area, group players into groups of three.
- You will only need one ball per group of 3 players.
Drill Coaching Points
- The players should always remain ready and react quickly to the pass.
- Each player should battle for sole possession of the ball.
Drill Instructions
- One player from each group will dribble around inside the area while the other two players jog alongside the dribbler to shadow him.
- On the coach's command, the player dribbling the ball must pass the ball 10 to 15 yards into space.
- All three players attempt to win the ball quickly and cleanly.
- Upon winning possession, the player that won the ball now becomes the dribbler and awaits the coach's command to repeat the drill.
- You can make this drill into a competition and reward the player that wins the ball five times as the winner.
Drill Variations
- Upon winning possession, the player in possession must maintain control for 5 seconds.
- Have the players juggle rather than dribble and volley the ball away on the coach’s command.
Drill Focus
Dribbling, Fitness, Possession, Warm-up