Filed under: Dave Clarke, Soccer Coaching, Soccer Skills, Soccer Training | Tags: ball control, brazilian soccer school, how to coach young players, simple skills
I was interested to see how other countries coached young players in the art of ball control so I’ve been watching videos from around the world.
To me ball control is one of the keys to a successful team. You can keep it simple, letting your players simply run around a square using both feet to get them familiar with the ball.
One of the most interesting videos was one from a Brazilian soccer school. The players were doing very simple exercises, keeping the ball close to both feet. It confirmed to me that this is the way to give players the ability to control a ball and run with it during matches.
I’ve already written about keeping coaching simple, and with young players giving them a ball to run with and kick with both feet is an ideal way of giving them one of the first skills they need before they start using more complicated skills.
Take a look for yourselves:
