- Ensure your players never stand still and continue to jog all the time whether or not they are part of the chain. Generally you will find that the very young players enjoy being on the move while the older ones try to be clever and become stationary. The idea behind this drill is to keep your players happy with soccer practice.
- You can vary this drill by having two ‘Messengers’ instead of one so that two long chains develop and when there is only one player left to link, both chains can work together to get them to their chain. This is guaranteed fun.
There are plenty of soccer coaching drills that are multipurpose in terms of building fitness, skills and technique and as a coach, incorporating these into your training sessions in a planned manner will help you ensure the development of your team in the proper manner.
There are drills that focus on individual player skills as well as the skills of the team as a whole. When these are supplemented with small-sided games, the players can practice all their skills in context, making your soccer coaching efforts fruitful.
