Sep 11
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Piggy In The Middle
Piggy in the middle or monkey in the middle is a great U8 soccer drill that forces young players to think through the concepts of passing the ball and creating space for their teammates. This is a soccer drill that not only works for U8 but has gotten lots of accolades by the top professional players in the world as one of their primary training techniques. The drill is easy to set up, you need one soccer ball and 6 to 10 soccer players. The majority of the players line up in a circle with one or two players in the middle. The players in the circle attempt to pass one ball without the players in the middle intercepting it. There are multiple variations of this drill including one or two touch passing but the concept remains the same in all the examples. Find ways to pass the ball in tight spaces without losing the ball.
