Header
The header in soccer is useful to hit higher balls. It's usually combined with elevation and allows the soccer player to quickly push away high balls. To perform a header you need timing, coordination, balance and jumping skills.
Players can use headers even without jumping: in this case it's called a “bunt”, that is a short pass performed with the head, changing the trajectory fo the ball towards a teammate.
Soccer Heading Drills Requires
- The US Soccer Orginization recommends that only players 11 and older can head without restrictions.
- 10-year-old or younger player may not head the ball regardless of the age group in which the he or she participates.
Browse all the soccer heading drills here
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Soccer Tactics
Ball possession - The 4 areas
Ball possession - Ball possession game with 4 different areas for shooting, useful to train various tactical aspects, such as looking for a space, change of game, unmarking and then some technical aspects, such as shooting, lofted ball and headers -
Athletic Training
Physical Circuit Training for athletic resistance
Aerobic power - Athletic circuit with multiple steps to increase aerobic resistance -
Athletic Training
Conditional circuit - Speed with cross pass and shooting at goal - Barcelona FC
Speed - Conditional circuit from Barcelona FC, useful to train speed, passes in restricted spaces, crosses and shooting -
Soccer Technique
Technical motor circuit: Double shooting!
Aerobic power - Technical motor circuit to develop aerobic power training several players technical aspects: Ball carrying in speed, long pass, pass, give and go, crossing and shooting -
Athletic Training
Specific integrated strength
Strength - Technical circuit for strength, stability and equilibrium