Headball Drills -Soccer Training Tools

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**Soccer Headball Drills**
Getting Started	HEADBALL
Keep Up Game	Non Stop Action

Most injuries involving the head in soccer are caused by head contact with other objects and not by the impact of the soccer ball. This contact can be:

player to player
player to ground
player to goalpost
player to ball
player to equipment

Read the Journal of American Medicine Reports and learn about the hazards of heading a soccer ball.

Purpose: To develop communication & heading skills.

Procedure: Two or three per side. NO MORE: all players are restricted to the inside of playing court, Each team volleys the HEADBALL with their heads back and forth over the net without the ball hitting the ground. You can not make any physical contact with your teammates, the net or the opposing players. Create a 3 touch volley on your own side and score bonus points! Your teams will love it. Communicate with your teammates to avoid physical contact.

Development: (a) Communication, teamwork and control.

Try this simple game. Click on the field for larger view of the standard playing area.

:: RULES	:: SCORING
Any unreturned volley that lands in your opponents end.	1
Any multiple volley on your end that is in-bounds & unreturned by opponent	2
Make any physical contact with your teammate, opponent or netting.	-1
Make contact with the ball while outside the court area	-1
First team that reaches 10 is the winner!

CAUTION-USE YOUR HEAD, don't lose it! Do not play more than 3 games in any one day or practice session.
If a team gets to -2, they forfeit and the game is over.
If you step out of the court during a point you can not return any volleys during that point.
Start the serve on your own side with a toss up (anyway) and at least one other volley.

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