12 min
4-8 players
Technical

Working on Heading (Seniors)

Ideal exercise for practicing headers and crosses with your players, with an increase in aerial duels.

Description

Mark out a 10m x 5m area using 4 cones. Form 2 teams of 2 players (A and B together and C and D together). Place B and D in the marked area. Place A and C with several balls each 15m outside the zone, opposite their respective teammates.

Players B and D each defend their own goal line (the 10m o...

Working on Heading

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