Hi all,
has anyone got a good training drill or suggestion on how to teach kids to “keep eyes on ball” in contested ball situations? My son(u12) has a good kick, and good mark but almost always lifts his eyes toward the player coming at him in a contested ground ball situation. This means that he fumbles the contested ground ball a lot and finds it hard to pick the ball up cleanly due to him taking his eyes off the ball and looking at the man.
has anyone got a good training drill or suggestion on how to teach kids to “keep eyes on ball” in contested ball situations? My son(u12) has a good kick, and good mark but almost always lifts his eyes toward the player coming at him in a contested ground ball situation. This means that he fumbles the contested ground ball a lot and finds it hard to pick the ball up cleanly due to him taking his eyes off the ball and looking at the man.