Limiting the amount of consecutive touches players can take during a practice scrimmage is one of the oldest coaching tricks in coaching. Touch limitations are a great way to guide your players play towards specific ends while they may not even realize it. By limiting the amount of touches players are allowed to take, you essentially accomplish a few valuable objectives:
First, by limiting touches, you force players to make sure their first touch is a good one, because they have no touches to waste. Over time, this will improve their trapping and ball handling skills.
Next, touch limits force players to think about what they are going to do with the ball before they receive it. If they only have 3, 2 or even 1 touch to control the ball and get rid of it, they will be paying attention more attentively and their quick thinking skills and decisions under pressure will improve, which is essential for anyone who is serious about improving their soccer skills.
Finally, when you run a full sided scrimmage, some players get involved more heavily in the game and get more touches on the ball. By limiting the number of touches, you can assure yourself that players pass the ball more often, which leads to everyone getting more touches on the ball, an essential goal of your soccer practice plans.
Spend time scrimmaging at practice with touch stipulations. Your players trapping and thinking skills will develop further, and their decisions of what to do with the ball will improve. These soccer practice ideas will give you plenty of drills to work on with your team.
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