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One of my players won't take a touch!

Jack Emery

I coach an U7s football team. We have one player who has a tendency to kick the ball away as soon as it comes to him in matches, which often leads to the ball being lost. Whilst I'm not certain of the reason, his ability to dribble a football in an unopposed practice makes me think that in a match, he is panicking/worrying about being tackled as the opposition rushes to close him down. I'm looking for strategies to help him overcome this - if you've encountered this challenge, how did you solve it?

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    1. Hello Jack. Perfectly normal for the player at that age. They are getting comfortable with being on the pitch and they are learning whilst out there on it. Training has structure with the coach helping the players learn the foundations of the game. On game day the structure they are comfortable with in training disappears and all of a sudden it is fully opposed. Small sided games in training will help as it ensures players have to touch the ball. Tell them that the ball is their best friend !! 
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    1. Hello Jack. Perfectly normal for the player at that age. They are getting comfortable with being on the pitch and they are learning whilst out there on it. Training has structure with the coach helping the players learn the foundations of the game. On game day the structure they are comfortable with in training disappears and all of a sudden it is fully opposed. Small sided games in training will help as it ensures players have to touch the ball. Tell them that the ball is their best friend !! 
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