Soccer drills for technique heading

Field setup:

Set up 2 x 2 pawns per group of 2 players. Every 2 players get 1 ball.

Gameplay:

The ball is thrown up by one player and kicked back by the other. The following variants must be practised.

Variants:

• Head the ball back into the hands of the player.
• Head the ball over the player.
• Head the ball through the ground towards the player.
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Tips:

• Make sure you head from your neck and don't just let the ball bounce on your head.
• Always tighten your arm muscles and move your head towards the ball.

This exercise can be used for each category in the warm-up.

• Both players A lead the ball to the middle pilon where they perform a chop and then play the ball to the next player. 
• After the pass, the player runs diagonally to player B who throws in the ball and players A heads it in the goal.
• The player that performed the header then takes the ball and stands behind goal, 
• The other player joins the group that has to perform the movement

• field 15 m wide.
• Make groups of three. 
• Each player of a group goes either left, straight or in the middle.
• The player in the middle asks for the ball and plays it firmly to the other player
• Player in the middle turns and asks for the ball again but on the other side.
• 1m full on and then switch.

• all players on the left get the ball.
• Player 2 runs in and asks for the ball.
• Player 1 plays in and gets it right back.
• Player 2 runs around the pilon and asks for the ball again.
• Change role after 10 times.
• Inside

  > heads

  >inside high

  >knee

difficult
let them walk out after they've played the ball.

This exercise can be used for each category in the warm-up.

• Both players A lead the ball to the middle pilon where they perform a hijacking movement and then play the ball to the next player. 
• After the pass, the player walks diagonally to player B who throws in the ball on which player A kicks in. 
• The headed player then takes the ball and stands behind goal, 
• The other player joins the group that has to perform the movement

• Middle player speeds up to goal with ball at his foot and finishes on target
• Returns to blue pilon (sprint), passes and gets the ball back from the player at the red pilon
• Red takes the ball along the flank to the back line
• Meanwhile the one that started goes back towards goal and asks the ball from other flank while running
• Takes the ball on and finishes (outside the rectangle).
• Right flank and attacker dive in the box and finish the cross coming from the left flank