Tempo Clock Face Touches

Objectives

• -Manipulate the ball into every direction on the clock face
• -Improve balance and body shape while moving the ball
• -Prepare players for turning away from pressure

Setup

1. 1A ring of twelve cones set out like a clock face in a 16 x 16 yards area.
2. 2Set a visible timer or have an assistant count aloud from the side of the area.
3. 3One ball per player inside the ring.

Coaching instructions

1. 1Coach calls a clock number and players move the ball to that cone with a named skill.
2. 2Players return to the middle before the next call.
3. 3Alternate between sole, inside and outside of the foot.
4. 4The clock starts the moment the first pass is played in.
5. 5The sequence must reach the end action inside eight seconds or the rep is void.

Common mistakes

• -Turning into a crowded part of the ring
• -Standing over the ball between calls
• -Slow, sideways passing that burns the clock