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Out of the Air

Your child throws the ball up and cushions it with the foot, thigh or chest, then controls your gentle throws in one touch.

At home 25 min 1 to 2 players Garden Park On your own With a grown-up 2016 to 2019

Pass, Receive, Heads Up Work hard

At a glance

  • In a garden or park, your child throws the ball up, cushions it with the foot and catches it after one touch. 10 times.
  • Thigh: throw it up, cushion it on the thigh, then catch it. 10 times.
  • Chest, gently: toss it up, let it drop onto the chest and down to the feet. 8 times.
  • Your feed: you throw gently, below head height. Your child controls it dead in one touch and passes it back.
  • Progress 1: Control and turn: your child controls your throw and turns in the same move, then passes it back.
  • Progress 2: Mix your throws high and low. Your child picks foot, thigh or chest for each one, then passes it back.

If it's not working: Let the ball bounce once before your child cushions it.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Warm up for 3 minutes: easy wall controls.

Garden, park.

How to play

  • Foot: your child throws the ball up, cushions it with the foot and catches it after one touch. 10 times.
  • Thigh: throw it up, cushion it on the thigh, then catch it. 10 times.
  • Chest, gently: toss it up, let it drop onto the chest and down to the feet. 8 times.
  • Your feed: throw gently to your child, below head height. They control it dead in one touch and pass it back. 2 minutes.

Make it easier

  • Let the ball bounce once before your child cushions it.
  • Use a bigger, lighter ball, like a beach ball, that drops slowly.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Control plus turn: your child controls the thrown ball and turns in the same move, then passes it back.
  2. Mix your throws high and low. Your child picks foot, thigh or chest for each one, then passes it back.
  3. Two surfaces: first touch on the thigh, second touch a pass. Keep it smooth.

Three things to say

  • Soft foot, ball close.
  • Judge the bounce, then cushion.

Colts habit

Work hard: little and often beats one long go.

Both feet

Do a round with the practice foot only.

Heads up

Look up between touches.

For your birth year

Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.

2016 to 2017
Foot cushions 15 times.
2018 to 2019
Foot cushions 10 times.

Safety: Gentle throws only, below head height. No heading, ever. Clear space away from windows.

Keeping score: Not counted. Tick the drills they did today.