everybody have logical and passionate points of view and I not downing none.
What I will say is a drill is there to practice technique in a non stress situation.
There are many other drills that are relevant to a practice session, from keep ups to trapping and heading drills, etc. That drill we watch usually progresses with the addition of a second ball and the focus is the 1st touch and typically is a 2 touch exercise, which all yuh done know.
This is not the full training session, ah sure is only a small but necessary part. Typically the coach will progress to what most of all yuh want to see, from speed of play to pressurized situations, movement, shooting, passing...then all combined, something most of us like to call a game.
So dont stress about a simple drill and feel its a waste of time, becuase if you dont continue to practice the simple things, then how you can effectively work on complex parts...no professional teams from all your favourite leagues do that. They make football simple and emphasize doing them perfectly, which make us all feel we could do it too and should be professionals.
Finally, if the youths not performing or taking these simple drills seriously, then they are the ones who will not be there long, the coach aint blind...ah hope
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