Play 2v2, 1v1, 2v2 in each zone. Players each secure a bib to their weaker leg so you can see which foot they are using to pass or shoot.
Use a floater (maybe a two footed player) who plays for the team in possession, but he cannot score.
Don’t allow backpassing to keepers. Players are restricted to zones to encourage passing.
Award a free kick to the opponents if a player uses the wrong foot. Play to three goals or ten minutes.
Develops weaker foot to pass and shoot.
Creating space to receive, first touch, movement on the ball, communication, angle of support, controlling and passing the ball with the weaker foot.
Area: 60×40 yards split into three zones
Players: 12
Equipment: Two goals, cones, balls
Initially players are restricted to zones
playing 2v2,1v1 and 2v2.
Insist on one touch finishing.
Encourage your players to dribble with the
weaker foot.
“Left” or “Right”
“First time get open”
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I'm not bragging when I tell you my Under 9 team scores lots of goals – they do but that's down to their hard work on the training pitch. And that is not to say they are all perfectly formed with a good shot on the player's favoured foot. My players use both feet... sometimes just to guide the ball into the net with their less favoured foot MORE
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I cannot stress enough what a difference it makes if you get players to practice ball skills every week at training. I spend the first 10 minutes of every session letting the players have a ball each and practice ball skills like turning, step overs, feints, left and right dribbles – it is a fantastic way to start the session and encourage players to be more effective with the ball at their feet. MORE
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