Skill Exercises

Skill #1: Turning Trap:

- 3 or more poeple

1. Have one person in the middle and the other two, about 15 yards away, on each side of the person in the middle.

2. Start with the ball on one side (Athlete A), have the person in the middle (Athlete C) to jog towards the person without the ball (Athlete B).

3. Cut back and sprint about 5-10 yards towards Athlete A and as Athlete C is sprinting towards Athlete A, Athlete A will pass the ball.

4. Athlete C will do the turning trap and pass the ball to Athlete B.

5. Then repeat steps 2-4.

- Duration: 5-10 minutes and switch with either person.

Skill #2: Volley:

- 2 or more people

1. Using the base-line or sideline, have two cones set 10 feet apart and 5 yards on one side of the sideline, forming a triangle.

2. Athlete A should be 5 yards away behind the sideline and Athlete B should be start behind the cone.

3. Athlete B will sprint to a cone and Athlete A will be holding the soccer ball and tossing it to Athlete B, who will volley the ball back to Athlete A's hands, or somewhat close to it.

4. Then Athlete B will back peddle around the back cone, and sprint to the other cone and repeat step 3.

- Duration: 5-10 minutes and switch.

Skills #3: Chest Trap:

- 2 or more people

1. Have 4 people stand in a square, about 10 feet apart.

2. Athlete A and B, on the same side, will hold the ball and toss the ball to Athlete C and D. (Athlete A toss the ball to Athlete C, and Athlete B to Athlete D). Athlete C and D will do a chest trap, control the ball, and pass it back to Athlete A and B.

3. Athlete C and D will side shuffle and repeat step 2. This time Athlete A will toss the ball to Athlete D, and Athlete B to Athlete C. And, again Athlete C and D will side shuffle again.

- Duration: 5-10 minutes and then switch. Athlete C and D will toss the ball, and Athlete A and B will do the skill.