The Jimmy Ball
The Jimmy Ball by Kevin Farley Recently a parent was speaking to me and asked me a question. The parent said, “Coach, I know you have a career that has spanned over various levels of soccer, so I have a question for you.” The the parent asked, “What are some of the common themes that you used at each of those levels?” Great question. Having coached at the youth, club, high school and college, several thoughts came to mind. However, the first thing that came to mind is very simple. Nothing is a better teacher or coach than a soccer player getting more touches on the ball. At every level, a soccer player is going to improve more when they touch the ball 5,000 times than when they touch the ball 50 times. This simple thought is what makes The Jimmy Ball such a great soccer training tool for soccer players at all levels. There are many training balls (on a chord) out there these days. There are training balls where the players hold the chord in their han...