Full-Body Control Possession Game

Coordination & Body Control

18 minutesadvancedteamphysical

Legend

team player
opponent
ball
possession grid

How it works

Maintain possession in a game where all controls must alternate body parts (foot, thigh, chest) in sequence.

What you need

cones
soccer ball
scrimmage vests

Your focus

Requiring alternating body part controls forces players to use the full range of their coordination and body control toolkit. This builds complete technical fluency and the ability to use whatever surface is needed in game situations rather than defaulting to the most comfortable option.

Play 4v4 possession in a 20x20 yard grid. No goals.

Each player must rotate their first touch: foot, then thigh, then chest, then foot again.

If a player uses the same surface twice in a row, the ball is turned over to the other team.

Coach tracks the rotation for each player.

Defenders play normally, they can win the ball any way.

Count consecutive passes following the rotation rule as a team score.

Goal

You're there when the game flows and you're reading which body part you need before the ball arrives. Broken rhythm means you're still thinking, smooth rhythm means it's automatic.

Helpful cues

Know which surface you're on before the ball arrives
Set up your body to receive on the required surface, position early
Thigh and chest control needs more time, communicate with teammates to give you space

Adjust the challenge

Make it easier

Strip it back

Just alternate foot and thigh, two options instead of three.

UpLVL it

Add the next challenge

Add a heading requirement every third touch, now four surfaces in rotation.

No account needed

Build a practice plan

Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.

This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.

After every practice, UpLVL automatically surfaces the drills each player needs to work on most. See it for yourself.