There will be two practices with Chase for the week of August 25th. We will hold the normal Wednesday 5:00 practice focusing on ball mastery and finishing. We will also be holding an outdoor practice on Thursday at 6:30.
We may only have 40 minutes on the field, so we’ll move with purpose. Plan to arrive ready to go.
⚙️ Ball Mastery – 30-60 Seconds Each
- Inside Ball Taps (TikTok)
- Ball Shift – 3 Taps Left / 3 Taps Right
- Rolls – Left to Right (Stationary)
- Moving Rolls – 2 Left / 2 Right
- Ball Shift (Stationary + Feint)
- 2 Outside Touches / 2 Inside Touches – Right
- 2 Outside Touches / 2 Inside Touches – Left
- V Cut – Right, then Left
- Wide V Cuts – Inside of foot, pivot to open
- Short V → Touch Into Space
- L Drag Behind – Alternate feet
- 180 Turn Into Space
- Scissor + Touch Into Space
- Stepover + Touch Into Space
- Stepover (Opposite of Scissor)
- Shield + Turn Into Space
- Weak Foot Only
- Free Combo – Player’s Choice
🎯 Focus Moves of the Day
We will highlight and review these two skill moves during our warm-up and drills:
- Matthews Move – Fake inside, push outside
- Ball Shift + Feint – Shift ball laterally and fake with body
Each player should try to use at least one of these during the 1v1 game.
⚔️ 1v1 With Finishing Drill
- Players must perform a Focus move of the day to get past defender and let off a shot.
- Coach can be defender, or offensive player can rotate to defense.
- Offensive player moves to defense; defender moves to the back of the line.
⏱️ If the field is available we will scrimmage. If not, we will move to box drills.
Box 1 – One Player Per Box:
- Wide V Cuts then bounce off wall, using alternating feet
- Wall Juggling: Inside of foot only, catching the ball every other bounce
Box 2 – Two Players Per Box:
- Wall Passing Challenge: See how many clean passes pairs can make in 30 seconds
- Point Battle: Compete to bounce the ball off the wall and past the defender
- If the ball hits the back wall after passing the defender, it’s 1 point for the shooter