Preston Jackowitz (Age 9)

Position: Midfield / Defense

Skills to Improve on: Passing, Catching, Shooting, Dodging, Ball Control, Ground Balls, Defensive Footwork

Bounceback at Home: Yes

Goal/Net at Home: Yes

  • WALL BALL - 100 R HAND / 100 L HAND

    GROUND BALLS - SELF GROUND BALLS WITH GOOSE'S AND ESCAPES

    SHOOTING PROGRESSION - BACK NET SHOOTING / WINDUP SHOOTING - Back of Net Shooting Drill

    1. 50 Strong Hand / 50 Weak Hand

    1. Wind-up Shooting Drill - Focus - Shooting THROUGH The Net or bounce shots.. see video

  • Using the Bounceback - Passing and Catching

    50 Passes with your right hand

    50 Passes with your rleft hand

    100 Passes - Catch Cross Body with Strong Hand

    100 Passes - Catch Cross Body with Weak Hand

    BALL CONTROL

    Same Ground Ball progression as last week + space Cradles drill with escapes. You can do this drill solo

    Ground Ball progression - 10 Minutes (30 seconds on / 30 seconds off)

    Space Cradles - 5-8 Minutes (30 seconds on / 1 minute off)

    SHOOTING

    1. Watch video on foundational shooting concepts (Intro to Shooting)

    2. Wind-up Shooting Drill with Face Dodges - Focus - Windup like you are going to shoot, and then face dodge before you shoot. Use a prop as a defender to run around if you have it

      1. 5-8 minutes - 30-40 reps

    3. Three Step Shooting - Introduction to shooting on the run

      1. 5-10 Minutes - 30-40 reps

DAILY ROUTINE WEEK 5 & 6- PASSING AND CATCHING

Using the Bounceback - Passing and Catching

50 Passes with your right hand

50 Passes with your rleft hand

50 Passes - Catch Cross Body with Strong Hand

50 Passes - Catch Cross Body with Weak Hand

100 Passes - Throw Right Hand, Catch Left - Repeat

100 Passes - Thrown Left, Catch Right - Repeat

DAILY ROUTINE WEEK 5 & 6 - BALL CONTROL

Groundball Pogression

Same Ground Ball progression as last week + space Cradles drill with escapes. You can do this drill solo

Ground Ball progression - 10 Minutes (30 seconds on / 30 seconds off)

Space Cradles - 5-8 Minutes (30 seconds on / 1 minute off)

Jab Step Intro for Dodging - 50 Reps - Both hands

DAILY ROUTINE WEEK 5 & 6 - SHOOTING

Focus on your comfort and hand positioning

  1. Watch video on foundational shooting concepts (Intro to Shooting)

  2. Wind-up Shooting Drill with Face Dodges - Focus - Windup like you are going to shoot, and then face dodge before you shoot. Use a prop as a defender to run around if you have it

    1. 5-8 minutes - 30-40 reps

  3. Three Step Shooting - Introduction to shooting on the run

    1. 5-10 Minutes - 30-40 reps

  4. Over the Cone Shooting

    1. Put a cone about 10 yards away form the goal, in the top center area. Add another cone about 5 yards away, but diagonally. Start at the higher cone, get over the cone and back down hill for your shot on the run

    2. 50 reps right hand

    3. 50 reps left hand