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A few years old now but this has been a prominent feature in German football training at the top level (nationally then domestically) for a while now.

BVB were the first club to adopt it and others have followed - Hoffenheim etc.

Thought I'd share this as there wasn't a thread on it and it's a useful bit of tech to enhance reaction times, control and passing. Vital ingredients in modern football.

Does anybody know if United have a similar set up? Feels like the type of thing that Louis would naturally adopt and analyse.
 
duffer said:
Looks great fun. I wonder how much it would cost to build one.
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According to the internet one of these should set you back about $2.4 million so about £1.6 million. Money well spent for any football club in my opinion as its a great way to sharpen first touch and passing ability which are just some of the building blocks of any decent footballer.
 
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A young George Best apparently built up his skills and his two-footedness by smacking a ball at a flight of stairs and using the mad spin, angles it sent it back at, to build his first touch and reactions. I saw a grown-up George Best practice by hitting the ball hard at a corner where two walls met, controlling the ball and immediately shooting at a numbered grid marked on the wall.

So there are low tech versions of that machine for anyone who fancies a bit of exercise.
 
BAMSOLA said:
According to the internet one of these should set you back about $2.4 million so about £1.6 million. Money well spent for any football club in my opinion as its a great way to sharpen first touch and passing ability which are just some of the building blocks of any decent footballer.
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HOW MUCH!??

I could knock up something similar with just a few of the ball shooting machines, a computer, some lights and a load of old wood. £10K tops.
 
duffer said:
HOW MUCH!??

I could knock up something similar with just a few of the ball shooting machines, a computer, some lights and a load of old wood. £10K tops.
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Should I make that In Cheque or Cash ?
 
duffer said:
HOW MUCH!??

I could knock up something similar with just a few of the ball shooting machines, a computer, some lights and a load of old wood. £10K tops.
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If you need somebody to create the blueprint for it I know somebody who's good at paint professional architeture-esque services.

@Mr Pigeon
 
Kostur said:
If you need somebody to create the blueprint for it I know somebody who's good at paint professional architeture-esque services.

@Mr Pigeon
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Just so you're aware; I charge by the hour and that includes my toilet breaks, of which I have many.
 
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