Crescent
Kicks with the Ball
Coaching Points:
Crescent
kicks can also be performed while incorporating the
use of a ball.
Divide the entire group into three's. Three players using one ball. Players
work in an area approximately 10 yards x 10 yards or 9 metres x 9 metres.
Working in three's, one player is the working player
(receiver), one the server and the third player
stands with arms extended.
The working player
performs
an outside crescent kick over the extended arm of
the assisting player, then volleys the ball back to
the sever.
The server, serves the ball (underhanded) to the receiving
player, who plays it back to the server. Work both
sides of the body, alternating feet.
Progression: Perform
same practice using the inside crescent kick. Allow
the ball to "bounce once" before volleying the ball.
Perform 20 repetitions and exchange roles. Repeat 3
times.
Organizational
Set Up
Entire Team
3 players per grid 10 x 10 yards or 9 x 9 metres.
3 players using
1 ball.
Supply of Cones
Note
All of the given repetitions
and rest periods are only a guide line, and
can
be altered
to the age and
level of the participant. These the drills are usable
with young players, all the way up to elite
professional players.
The only variables are the intensity,
duration, and
rest periods.
