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Ball And Talk Cool Down

Lower intensity with the ball

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Ball And Talk Cool Down is a 8-minute cool downs drill for 4-20 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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Quick 10 Minutes

Duration

8 min

Players

4-20

Pitch size

15 yard circle

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Ball And Talk Cool DownW12315 yard circle

Ball And Talk Cool Down — Crossing and finishing — wide delivery into the box · 15 yard circle

Step 1 of 3Easy passes across the circle while the coach asks review questions.

  1. 1. Easy passes across the circle while the coach asks review questions.
  2. 2. Each player names one thing they did well.
  3. 3. Finish with light stretching.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Full goal
  • Dashed lines = wide crossing channels
  • Ball
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Lower intensity with the ball
  • -Review the session as a group
  • -Reinforce the key messages

Setup

  1. 1Players in a circle fifteen yards across.
  2. 2One or two balls in the circle.
  3. 3Coach in the middle.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Easy passes across the circle while the coach asks review questions.
  2. 2Each player names one thing they did well.
  3. 3Finish with light stretching.

Coaching points

  • -Soft, accurate passes
  • -Listen while working
  • -Positive language about the session

Common mistakes

  • -Blasting passes
  • -Talking over each other
  • -Standing still and getting cold

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