For nearly 35 years, Thomas Disselkamp has worked as a product development specialist with the 3M Company in St. Paul, Minnesota. In this role, Tom Disselkamp leads project teams and reviews engineering drawings. Year ago, when his children were in a soccer league, Thomas Allen Disselkamp enjoyed coaching their youth soccer team.
Developing and implementing fun soccer drills is a great way to teach younger players some of the fundamentals and basic strategies of the sport. The circle keep-away drill is one of the more popular exercises designed to improve a team’s passing prowess. Using cones, the coach forms a large circle in the middle of the field. All but two of the participating players begin by lining up just inside the circle’s boundaries, while the remaining two individuals start at the center of the circle.
After an initial free pass at the outskirts of the circle, the drill begins as the two middle defenders begin pursuing the passes. As the defenders begin stealing the ball and forcing turnovers, the outside player responsible for losing the ball transitions to the middle, while the defender becomes an outside passer. Bad passes that go outside of the circle also result in a passer becoming a defender. Ten consecutive safe passes shoulder be rewarded by the coach, while defenders may be required to run a quick lap before continuing.
Developing and implementing fun soccer drills is a great way to teach younger players some of the fundamentals and basic strategies of the sport. The circle keep-away drill is one of the more popular exercises designed to improve a team’s passing prowess. Using cones, the coach forms a large circle in the middle of the field. All but two of the participating players begin by lining up just inside the circle’s boundaries, while the remaining two individuals start at the center of the circle.
After an initial free pass at the outskirts of the circle, the drill begins as the two middle defenders begin pursuing the passes. As the defenders begin stealing the ball and forcing turnovers, the outside player responsible for losing the ball transitions to the middle, while the defender becomes an outside passer. Bad passes that go outside of the circle also result in a passer becoming a defender. Ten consecutive safe passes shoulder be rewarded by the coach, while defenders may be required to run a quick lap before continuing.
