DRILL
Football, Smaller Ball Rolls
  • Purpose
    Some players fail to pickup the ball simply because they don't bend over far enough. This pre-season drill introduces smaller balls to make players bend lower than what's normally required, and improves hand-eye co-ordination by using a smaller target.
  • Skills
    Crumb
  • 6
    Groups of

  • 6+
    Ages

  • 1
    Balls/grp

  • 2
    Cones/grp

  • 30
    Distance

  • 0
    Opp Strip/grp

  • 1 football, 1 tennis ball, 1 golf ball - per group
  • (A) rolls a half-volley to the feet of (B) who is leading towards (A) calling for the ball
  • (B) picks up the ball and rolls a half-volley to (C)'s feet
    (B) should 'swoop down' like a bird to pickup the ball, bending as low as possible in one motion before rising and handballing
  • Start with footballs, then use tennis balls and finally golf balls
    To avoid injury, players should pickup the golf ball from a very slow roll, or even have players place it down to practice picking up a stationary ball.

Gather Give Bump

GROUPS OF
AGES 13+

Kick & Follow-up Hands

PLAYERS 16+
AGES 11+

Help After Poor Disposal

PLAYERS 20+
AGES 13+