Training Programs
Build heading skill in the right order
Start with safe contact and progress toward power, accuracy, pressure, and match decisions. Each level builds the technical base for the next.
Foundation
Forehead contact, braced neck, eyes open, feet set, and safe low-force repetitions.
- Contact point
- Neck stability
- Body shape
- Confidence
Accuracy
Directional headers for passing, clearing, finishing, and redirecting crosses into target zones.
- Near-post finish
- Back-post finish
- Clear wide
- Flick-on
Power
Whole-body power using legs, hips, trunk, shoulders, and neck without unsafe head snapping.
- Jump headers
- Core drive
- Approach steps
- Explosive timing
Match Mastery
Aerial duels, set pieces, defensive pressure, second-ball awareness, and tactical decisions.
- Duels
- Set pieces
- Pressure
- Decision making
Coming Soon: Structured Programs
The original HeadingSkills training page introduced the program structure as a guided path. This port keeps that structure open: start with the drills library, use the drill planner for session building, and follow the technique articles for detail.
The practical order is foundation contact, static heading, tossed-ball timing, directional headers, jump headers, crossed-ball finishing, defensive clearances, then contested aerial duels.