Fun Practice Alternative: Ultimate Soccer


There is a game that I see both youth and adult soccer coaches use as a warm-up exercise that I don't think is very good or effective. I called it 'Throw-in Keepaway' but I believe there are other names for it. The game is played as follows:

  • Players are divided into two teams.
  • Using the proper throw-in technique (with the ball behind the head with 2 hands and the feet on the ground), the ball is passed to an open player on the same team.

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