Keepy Up Squares (U7-U9)
- Warm-up
- U7 to U9
- 4–16 players
- Finishing
- First Touch
Setup
You will require: 9 cones / 1 ball, Set up a 2x2 meter square made up of 4 smaller 1x1 meter squares, one player has the ball, each player starts in their own 1x1 meter box
How it works
Play in 2 minute rounds where the goal is to not allow the ball to drop on your pass or in your box, allow one bounce max and volley pass using correct technique, make sure players are on their toes and alert. If the pass is not good that player loses the point, if the pass is good but the ball bounces twice the receiver loses,
Coaching points
- Tempo
- Speed
- Body position
- Coordination
- Weight of pass
- Inside of foot
- One touch
- Keep ball moving
- Open body
- First time
- Composure
- Use the laces
- Select right finish
Progressions
progression: limit to no bounce, introduce a points system regression: Increase the size of the boxes, change the time limit, add another bounce