Ball Control and Footwork
These soccer drills will give your players “Mastery of the Ball”. It is your first duty as a coach to give your players the soccer skills to be effective players. Ball control is the key to that. It’s about being comfortable on the ball, instant control, able to change feet, and move the ball where you want.
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This fun game turns the focus on coaching close control, turning, tackling, defending and decision making. MORE
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How many pieces of cheese can the mice steal? Speed, control, turning, dribbling. MORE
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Fun team game – working with others, problem solving, coordination, weaker foot accuracy. MORE
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Named after the legendary England international winger Sir Stanley Matthews, who played from the 1930s to the 1960s, this fake is a simple yet still very effective way of wrong-footing a defender. MORE
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If there’s a defender standing in the way between an attacker and the goal, then using a step-over is a great way to create space for a shot. MORE
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Practising using the top of the foot to “cushion” control a ball falling from a steep angle will improve a player’s touch and give them time to play comfortably under pressure and in tight situations. MORE
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The Robinho – or double – stepover is a great way to beat a defender and give your players space to cross or shoot. This is a great skill for players to practice on their own in the garden. MORE
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It might look showy but juggling will improve a player’s mastery of the ball, which in turn will increase both their on-field performance and confidence. MORE
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The goalkeeper in possession passes to one of the teams. The team in possession can score past any goalkeeper but the one they have received the ball from. Therefore they must receive under pressure and then retain possession in order to try and score a goal. If the defending team win possession then they try to score against the starting keeper. MORE
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Watch your players “touch”, mastery of the ball and all-round soccer confidence progress as they become better and better at juggling. MORE
