Set up 6 cones in a zig zag formation. Starting at the base, drive in to the first cone, roll the ball across your body and plant your foot driving with the outside of the opposite foot to the next cone on the other side. Continue working up the zig zag.

Set up 7 cones in a zig zag formation. Starting at the base, drive into the first cone and first outside cut to stop the ball. Very quickly touch again with the outside exploding to the next cone on the other side. Try to make the touch at least 1 metre and continue working up the zig zag.

Set up 6 cones in a zig zag formation. Starting at the base, drive in to the first cone, cut the ball across your body and plant your foot driving with the outside of the opposite foot to the next cone on the other side. Continue working up the zig zag.

Set up 7 cones in a zig zag formation. Starting at the base, drive into the first cone, roll back and touch out exploding to the next cone on the other side. Try to make the touch at least 1 metre and continue working up the zig zag.

Set up 7 cones in a zig zag formation to the side of the goal ask your partner to hold 2 additional footballs. Starting at the base, drive in to the first cone, and cut to the next cone working your way up the zig zag. Use any cut (inside cut, outside cut, double cut, double outside cut) but ensure you explode between each cone. Once at the top, play a 1-2 with your partner and shoot to score with laces. Then step backward as your partner throws the ball into you and explode in an shoot again and repeat with the final ball.

A practice which does not involve touching the ball but a combination of a fake and body movements to lose the opposing player. Roll the ball ahead of yourself. Perform a big fake and step over the ball. Step the same foot back over the ball immediately and explode out in the same direction.

A dribbling ball mastery practice requiring a fake, deft touch and turn. Step over the ball touching it with the trailing foot. Cut with the outside foot and explode away.

Drive towards the defender and when close take a big step across the ball and explode with the outside of the other foot in the other direction. Most effective when coming in at an angle making the disguise as big as possible.

Step towards the ball as it comes towards you letting the ball run across your body. Unbalance the defender and explode away. Use your body to protect the ball and make the disguise as big a possible.

The Cruyff turn is one the most used and effective turns in football. In this video, the turn is looked at in great detail breaking it down into 3 stages with advice from Head Coach Saul. He looks at the body shape and positioning before, the contact with the ball and the acceleration after.

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The practice is focused on 2 specific skills which have been mastered by both players. Draxler loves the step over to bamboozle the defender where as Robben's trademark is a drop of the shoulder and cut inside at speed.

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Master 3 core skills/turns. The Cruyff, StepOver Turn and the Outside cut. Its important that we get players on the ball and experiment with different turns but we are also there if necessary to support them and help correct body movements that maybe making them less efficient with their movement.