Soccerexercise: ball protection and recovery
Ball protection and recovery
Field Setup
- Mark the field with 4 cones in a 20 by 20 meter area.
- Each pair of players receives a ball.
- The purple player must try to shield the ball from the blue player.
- The blue player must try to recover the ball without committing a foul.
- If a player recovers the ball, that player may shield the ball and the other player must try to take it back.
- On the coach's whistle, you must switch player groups.
- You may not switch to another player you have already played against.
- Use your body effectively when shielding the ball.