HedgehogsU8 Soccer
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Specialty

Air-Ball Receiving

Simple partner toss-and-control activities that introduce safe receiving of bouncing and aerial balls.

  • Receiving bouncing balls
  • Thigh control
  • Chest control
  • Cushioning the ball

Field setup

HedgehogsDefendersConesPassDribble
Players2 players per pair
EquipmentOne soccer ball per pair · Cones to mark safe spacing

Same setup, new problem

Variations

Keep the activity familiar. Change one constraint to bring out the skill you want to coach.

Keep this one simple.

This specialty activity works best in short doses with the base rules above.

Adapted for the Hedgehogs from North Texas Soccer U8 Coaching Resources ↗

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