Inside Foot Finishing

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Work with a partner. Ask them to roll the ball into the center in front of the goal. Drive onto the ball and finish with the inside of your foot. Move backwards and explode onto the next ball and repeat again. Go for finesse and work off both feet.

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Volleys with a bounce

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Ask your partner to throw the ball into the center of the area in front of the goal. Wait for the ball to bounce and then strike it when it’s on the way down. Get your head, body and knee over the ball. Repeat and work off both feet.

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Volleys

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Ask your partner to throw the ball into the center of the area in front of the goal. Strike the ball when it’s on the way down just before it hits the floor. Get your head, body and knee over the ball and strike through the middle of the ball and don’d get underneath it. Repeat and work off both feet.

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Lob

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Place a mannequin or obstacle in front of the goal with enough space to lob. Ask your playing partner to roll the ball into you from the edge of the goal. Get your laces right under the ball lobbing it into the goal. Repeat on the other foot.

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Crossing

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Drive down the line with the ball, come around the side of the ball with the inside of the foot and follow through with whip. Try and get the ball curling away from the goal keeper. Work off both feet.

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Passing and receiving around mannequin/cone

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Place the mannequin or cone around 2 metres from the wall. Pass with the inside of your foot and receive with the inside of the opposite foot touching it around the mannequin. Pass again with the opposing foot and repeat. Increase or decrease the distance between the mannequin and wall for difficulty.

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Passing and receiving around mannequin/cone with fake

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Place the mannequin or cone around 2 metres from the wall. Before you receive make a big fake using your arms. Pass again with the opposing foot and repeat. Increase or decrease the distance between the mannequin and wall for difficulty.

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Passing and receiving with outside foot around mannequin/cone

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Place the mannequin or cone around 2 metres from the wall. Pass with the inside of your foot and receive with the outside of the opposite foot touching it once around the mannequin. Pass again with the opposing foot and repeat. Increase or decrease the distance between the mannequin and wall for difficulty.

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Pirlo passing practice

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Set up 2 cones about 1 metre apart next to the wall and 2 goals/gates on the opposite side. Make an angled pass against the wall aiming for the 2 cone target. Move into a position to receive the ball on your back foot. Rotate your body to face the pitch. Make a positive touch with your back foot into the middle of the pitch and make a driven pass to one of the targets on the other side.

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Iniesta pass 1/2 off the wall and threaded

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Pass with the outside foot around obstacle and receive into your path with a step over. Drive towards the mannequin. When you are close enough not to be intercepted, play a pass with the outside of your foot into the goal.

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