What Does One Touch Training Teach?

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Soccer-Awareness: Basic Principles of Development (One Touch Play)

  • One Touch Training development is to train the MIND of the player. To teach the LOOK and THINK.
  • One touch play FORCES the player to LOOK AROUND; observe ALL options, BEFORE they receive the ball otherwise they will be unsuccessful most of the time and too often get caught in possession.
  • One Touch training: teaches the player WHEN to play one touch and when NOT to play one touch.
  • One Touch training: teaches the player to recognize the best options and opportunities BEFORE they receive the ball.
  • One touch play teaches players to think 1; 2; or 3 moves ahead of the ball
  • One Touch training therefore actually teaches the player to recognize the correct moment of; when and where to dribble, to run with the ball, to play one touch, to play two touch, to cross, to shoot, to receive and turn and so on.
  • One Touch teaches the SKILL FACTOR; or; the “decision making factor of technique” to speed up thinking and playing and to improve the accuracy of decision making
  • One Touch teaches players to Move OFF the ball more thoughtfully and successfully (Vital player education) to help each other. 
  • If players without the ball do not position correctly to help the receiving player then the player receiving the ball will be unsuccessful because they will have few if no options to play to.
  • One Touch Play teaches the player to identify how; why; when and where to use SPACE and TIME more effectively.
  • One Touch Play improves technique especially of course the FIRST TOUCH.
  • One Touch Play helps players to become psychologically stronger
  • One Touch Play improves balance and footwork in players
  • One Touch play teaches players to play more quickly “when needed”
  • This is just the tip of the iceberg, the TIPPING POINT of what this Soccer Awareness training will develop in all players.
  • WE TEACH PLAYERS TO MAKE ONE LOOK, TWO LOOKS; EVEN THREES LOOKS IF THEY HAVE TIME, BEFORE THEY RECEIVE THE BALL; TO DETERMINE WHAT THEIR OPTIONS ARE; IN ANTICIPATION.
  • Xavi Hernandez of Barcelona possibly the best and most successful passer of the ball in the world ever was recorded in a game as to how many times in 90 minutes he looked AWAY FROM THE BALL; which is essentially what One touch training teaches.                                    
  • It was 841 times in 90 minutes. His percentage success rate in passing is in the 90% range.