2 comments
HI Mike,
1. I would discourage any practice that encourages players to stand directly in front of the player on the ball because its the worst position to be in, ever.
2. Julio Leal, the U20 of Brazil that won the YWC in 1993 in Australia, told me he coaches his players to play 1 touch only when it is not possible to have 2 touches. If you watch how many errors are made playing 1 touch football, at the elite level, when a player could take 2 touches it is amazing. I found it hard to believe at the time but Julio was correct back in 1993 and today.
3. I could not understand what the commentator was talking about for the opening few minutes of video because it was so abstract; he lost me.
Just some feedback Mike, keep up the good work.
Regards
Ron
I usually coach a lot of one-touch at the upper levels (say U16 and U19). We run scrimmages where you are limited to two touches, and you get bonus points for one-touching it. Myself and my assistant call out the number of touches. We know we got them working well as a team when a possession goes:
one!
one!
one!
one!
goal!