3 outside 1 inside
This exercise is all about quick touches! Take 3 touches with the outside of the foot and then 1 with the inside of the other foot. Make sure the touches are close together and work in a zig zag pattern up the pitch.
Ronaldo Square
Set up a square with 4 cones with a target defender in the middle. Then attack the defender from all angles of the square performing a Ronaldo step over. Fake to come in and then cut away from the defender. When running straight at the defender cut away at angles to wards the corners of the square.
Cuts, Ronaldo, 1/2 and finish
Working in a pair set up a square with a defender in the middle away from the goal. Start at the base of the square closest to the goal. Receive a pass from the center pushing the ball towards the corner. Perform a sharp outside cut on the safe side. Drive towards the center defender and perform a Ronaldo to the top of the square. A sharp Cryuff to turn back towards goal doing a 1-2 with the your playing partner around the central defender. Finish first time.
Receive off the wall-Inside cut – Cruyff
Set up 2 cones about 5 yards from the wall and one other 3 yards back in the center. From the top cone, pass into the wall and fake before receive. Open your body and drive towards one of the outer cones. Fake to kick and inside cut and then fake again and perform a Cuyff and explode away. Repeat again using the other foot and moving towards the other cone.
Receive off wall – Inside cut – Cruyff – Ronaldo
Set up 2 cones about 5 yards from the wall and one other 3 yards back in the center. From the top cone, pass into the wall and fake before receive. Open your body and drive towards one of the outer cones. Fake to kick and inside cut and then fake again and perform a Cuyff and explode away. Perform a Ronaldo at the top cone and explode again. Repeat again using the other foot and moving towards the other cone.
Off wall, double outside cut – Cruyff – Maradona
Explosive Combo featuring a pass off the wall into a double outside cut. Followed by a Cruyff turn and into a Maradona
Off wall, outside cut with explosive movement
Set up 4 cones in a rectangle about 5 yards from the wall to act as 2 gates. Standing in the center, pass into the wall and fake before you receive. Receive on your back foot and immediately do an outside cut and explode through the gates. An alternative is to receive through one gate, outside cut and explode through the other.
Double outside cut with explosive movement
Pass against the wall. Fake before you receive and touch the ball square towards the gate. Outside cut sharply and cut back again immediately. Ensure your body rotates 180 degrees on each turn. Be explosive!
Passing and receiving around mannequin/cone
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.
Passing and receiving around mannequin/cone with fake
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.
Iniesta midfield practice
As partner passes you the ball, receive the ball square and outside cut back in. Drive into the middle of the pitch and play an outside foot 1-2 around the mannequin. Drive again to receive and play a first time pass to the target.
Ronaldo, Volley and Header
Work on 3 elements. Drive towards the defender, doing a quick Ronaldo, explode and shoot. Your playing partner immediately throws in a lofted ball for you drive in and strike on the volley. Take a backwards movement and then explode in at an angle for the header. Work off both feet.
V Work Combination
This ball mastery and movement development exercise works on 3 skills all performed around a cone in a "V" shape. Opener, Jump Back and Double Touch on done on both sides. Take a look at each skill individually first before coming to the combination. As well as ball control, focus on big movement of the hips.
Two Outside & Double Touch
This ball mastery exercise involves working in a straight line between 2 cones. Take two touches with the outside of the foot, then a double touch with a big final touch. Can you fake to kick before the double touch?
In Out Step Over
This ball mastery drill has three elements and involves working on a straight line between 2 cones. Inside then outside of the foot with quick touches followed by a step over over turn. Touch away with the other foot and quickly get your body square with the ball and repeat. Remember the foot does not touch the ground during the in/out touch and ensure there is a big fake in the step over turn.
SPEED, AGILITY & QUICKNESS SOCCER TRAINING
Speed, agility & quickness is vital if you want to be a top soccer player. Check out this great individual soccer training drill to develop these attributes.
Crossover To 1v1
Multi-outcome 1v1 which is very easy to set up and gives the players lots of goes at attacking and defending, and the opportunity for the coach to help the players with various detailed coaching points.
