Ball Mastery
500 Touches Mastery Circuit
Bank hundreds of quality touches quickly
Ball Mastery
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500 Touches Mastery Circuit is a 10-minute ball mastery drill for 2-24 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate level. You need balls, cones. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
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Warm Up
Beginner
Intermediate
Full Squad
Minimal Equipment
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Quick 10 Minutes
High Volume
Duration
10 min
Players
2-24
Pitch size
15 x 15 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate
Pitch diagram
500 Touches Mastery Circuit — Four-corner square · 15 x 15 yards
Step 1 of 3Five blocks of 45 seconds: toe taps, sole rolls, inside-inside, drag backs, V-pulls.
- 1. Five blocks of 45 seconds: toe taps, sole rolls, inside-inside, drag backs, V-pulls.
- 2. Fifteen seconds rest and a demo between blocks.
- 3. Finish with a free style block where players choose.
- Cones mark the area
- Ball
- Cones mark each station in the shape
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Bank hundreds of quality touches quickly
- -Develop both feet and all surfaces
- -Warm up technically rather than with laps
Setup
- 1Every player with a ball in their own small square.
- 2Coach at the front demonstrating each move.
- 3Countdown clock or whistle for each block.
Coaching instructions
- 1Five blocks of 45 seconds: toe taps, sole rolls, inside-inside, drag backs, V-pulls.
- 2Fifteen seconds rest and a demo between blocks.
- 3Finish with a free style block where players choose.
Coaching points
- -Quality of contact before speed
- -Head up every few touches
- -Both feet on every exercise
- -Ball stays within one step of the body
Common mistakes
- -Rushing and losing control
- -Eyes fixed on the ball
- -Favouring the strong foot