Hazard Practice

A practice modelling the great work of Eden Hazard. Set out a 6 cone rectangle with a defender in the middle. Perform a 1-2 driven pass against the wall by the goal receiving on your back foot. Explode diagonally to the first cone and perform a double outside cut and start driving towards the opposite center cone. Repeat the double outside cut till the top cone after which do a Cruyff turn driving back towards the defender. A quick Ronaldo and shoot. Work off both feet

Outside cuts receiving off the wall

Set up 2 cones about 5 yards from the wall. From the center pass into the wall and fake before receive. Open your body and touch the ball square towards the cone. Cut the ball sharply backwards with the outside of the foot and explode away to the center. Repeat again using the other foot and moving towards the other cone.

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.

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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!

Driven pass against wall

Standing at least 5 metres from the wall, drive the ball with laces towards the wall. Get your head and body over the ball to try and keep the ball down. Plant your non kicking foot next to the ball and make sure you always strike a moving ball. Repeat on other foot.

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.

Passing around mannequin with outside cut & step over turn

Passing and receiving around mannequin with outside cut and step over turn

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 once around the mannequin. Outside cut back to the other side of the mannequin and step over turn back around the mannequin Pass again with the opposing foot and repeat. Increase or decrease the distance between the mannequin and wall for difficulty.

Pirlo passing practice

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.

Iniesta pass 1/2 off the wall and threaded

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.

Iniesta practice

Make a driven pass against the wall receiving on your back foot through a gate and driving diagonally into space. Play a long threaded pass with the outside of the foot to the target.

Modric practice 1

Play a 1-2 off the wall, receive on the back foot into space and outside cut back. Play a forward diagonal pass at pace towards the target. Work off both feet and try to fake before you receive the pass.

In, Out Touch

Set up 2 cones 10 yards apart 2 yards away from a wall. At the top of the first cone, perform an inside then outside with the same foot bouncing against the wall at an angle to receive on the other side of the cone. Receive 1 touch behind the standing foot into space exploding towards the other cone. Drive at pace between the cones.

3 Cone Passing

This passing practice involves just 3 cones set 5 yards away from a wall. A series of exercises involving passing and receiving off the wall around and between the cones. A quality first touch is needed to get across the cones and make sure you use both feet. Increase or decrease the distance of the cones from the wall to make it more or less difficult.

Explosive First Touch 1

This requires a larger space as the touches are bigger and require running with pace. It involves rolling the ball across your body exploding through a gate and shooting with laces into the goal. Multiple outcomes to mimic a game situation.

Punch Pass

Drive through the middle of the ball with the laces. Get your body over the ball but do not follow through planting the non kicking foot next to the ball. Extension is to try and loft the ball.

Explosive First Touch 2

Work on your first touch by moving the ball and exploding performing various turns, big touches before shooting on goal. Repeat on weaker foot.

No Touch Turn

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.