Aerial Ball Striking
Module 13: Session 3
Duration: 15% (9 mins / 14 mins)
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- Set up a 5x5 yard area
- Use the 'Weighted Golden Balls'
- Prescribe the ball mastery moves assigned to this session, or any from our ball mastery moves library
- Remember to work both sides for technical balance
BM8 - Slides
BM23 - Dribble Cut Both Feet
BM9 - Roll Up Inside
BM7 - Shuffle Stop Slide
BM31 - Attacking V, V Behind Both Feet
BM36 - Toe Taps Front & Back
BM42 - Inside/Outside Roll Over
BM33 - Shuffle, Stepover, Roll Out, Quarter Turn
BM57 - Roll Out Drag Behind
BM51 - 180 Spin Pull Push
BM55 - Drag Scissors Shuffle
BM54 - Take Stop Skip Shuffle
BM67 - Inside/Outside Rolls w/ Pull Across
BM69 - Roll Stepover Reverse Pin
BM71 - Roll Stepover Reverse Cut
BM66 - Shuffle Drag U-Turn Behind
Duration: 15% (9 mins / 14 mins)
- Player performs the following footwork patterns through the ladder:
- Icky shuffle
- Single foot in and out
- Reverse icky shuffle
- Coach serves a ball into the player. Try the following:
- Laces volley
- Laces ½ volley
- Thigh control, volley
Duration: 15% (9 mins / 14 mins)
- Player starts with a roll out of their feet
- Player performs a low driven pass into the wall
- Repeat for 10 strikes. Work both sides for technical balance.
- Progress to the player either:
- Rolling the ball in from knee height then strike
- Throwing the ball in the air then striking off of a ½ volley
Duration: 15% (9 mins / 14 mins)
- Coach starts by throwing the ball in the air
- Player accelerates and controls the ball from the air
- Once the ball is secured the player performs a side-step
- Player dribbles to the gates and performs a Change of Direction move before playing a low driven pass back to the coach to reset
Duration: 20% (12 mins / 18 mins)
- Player passes to the coach through the white gate
- Coach lays the player down the outside of the gate
- Player accelerates through the gate and towards the ball
- Player finishing across the goal, striking with the instep
- Challenge the player by:
- Adding in a side-step after they have passed to add disguise before receiving
- Serving an aerial ball in to finish
