Inside outside

Quick touches with the inside and outside of your feet. Keep your toes pointed and work in a zig zag pattern up the pitch.

Roll n Step

Roll the ball diagonally across your body with the sole of the foot stepping with the other foot to let the ball go through the legs. Immediately catch the ball with the sole of the other foot and go back. Repeat in a running motion working on balance, rhythm and close control.

U turns

Improve your balance with the ball mastery exercise. With the ball in front of you, extend the leg and bring the ball back with the sole of the foot. Touch the ball with the inside of the foot pushing it behind the standing foot.Touch the ball forward in front with your laces. Repeat up the pitch.

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.

Inside outside roll

Ball Mastery exercise focusing on quick touches. Roll the ball into the inside of the opposite foot. Perform a quick inside and outside moving the ball away and then roll across again. Repeat up the pitch on with quick touches and rhythm.

Openers

With the ball in front of you at a slight angle, bring the furthest foot from the ball across the body. Pull the ball back, rotate and push the ball out with the inside of the same foot in a V shape. Key is the rotation of the hips and the ball should work in a "V" shape up the pitch.

Jump Backs

With the ball in front of you at a slight angle, bring the furthest foot from the ball across the body. Pull the ball back, rotate and push the ball out with the inside of the other foot in a V shape. Key is the rotation of the hips and the ball should work in a "V" shape up the pitch.

Shuffle

A standing practice to get those feet moving. Tap the ball with the toes of each foot moving to the side of the ball slightly in front. Then tap the ball with the foot furthest away behind the standing leg. Then work your way back across repeating the motion. Try to keep the ball still and just move the body building up speed and rhythm.

Dribbling Basics

Learn the 1st basic dribbling technique. Dribble with your laces keeping the ball close to your foot and try to keep you head up. Move in a straight line up the pitch and return working on the other foot.

Ronaldo

Drive straight towards the middle of the defender dribbling with your laces. Circle one foot around the front of the ball and touch way and explode at pace. Work on both feet and don't perform the skill too close or too far from the defender.

Double Ronaldo

Drive straight towards the middle of the defender dribbling with your laces. Circle one foot around the front of the ball and then circle the other foot at speed. Touch the ball way and explode at pace. Key thing here to accentuate the fakes and be explosive!

In and out

This exercise is all about quick touches. Drive towards the defender with a laces dribble. As you approach the defender. Make a move to go on the inside touching the ball in and then immediately push the ball out with your laces. The foot should not touch the ground in this motion and be sure to explode away.

Neymar

Coming at an angle towards the defender, roll the ball across the front of the body, step over with the same foot and take take the ball with the outside of the opposite foot. Explode away.

Ronaldinho

Take small touches across the body approaching the defender.Step over with the same foot faking to defender down the line and explode away. Ensure you are close enough to the defender to give your fake the best chance to succeed.

Rooney

A simple but very effective dribbling skill used extensively by Wayne Rooney. As you approach the defender tapping the ball with the inside of the foot in a hopping motion, make a big fake to take the defender down the line. Then immediately explode inside one movement and race away.

Inside cuts

Work in a line between 2 cones. Tap the ball to the side, head up and fake to kick. Cut the ball with inside of the foot rolling the ball across your body. Repeat again with the other foot. Accentuate the fake by using your arms,

Inside cuts at an angle

Set up 2 cones and stand in the center about 1 meter behind. Tap the ball to the side at angle towards one of the cones, head up and fake to kick. Cut the ball with inside of the foot rolling the ball across your body at an angle in front to the cut shape is like a "V". Repeat again with the other foot. Accentuate the fake by using your arms,

Outside cuts

Set up 2 cones in a line. Tap the ball to the side towards one of the cones. As you reach the cone cut the ball with the outside of your foot so you are 180 degrees behind. Make your way to the other side and repeat again with the other foot. Make the cut sharp and explode away!

Double outside cuts – Hazard turn

Set up 2 cones in a line and start 1 meter behind in the center. Tap the ball towards one of the cones. As you reach the cone cut the ball with the outside of your foot to stop it and quickly cut again forward and diagonally. Work off both feet and make the cuts sharp and explode away!

Cruyff turn

One of the most iconic turns in football. Drive at pace with a laces dribble. Lift your head and fake to kick using your arm. Push the ball behind you with the inside of the foot and explode away. Repeat on the other foot.

Zidane turn

A turn made famous by Zinedine Zidane. Roll the ball across the front of your body. Touch the ball with inside of your other foot diagonally under your body. Work off both feet and try with a moving ball also.

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?

Opener to Outside

The ball mastery practice works around one cone in a "V" shape. Bring your foot across your body on top of the the ball moving it towards you. Touch out with the outside of the same foot and repeat with the other foot. Work both sides equally and don't forget to rotate your body.

Roll and Cut

A quick fire movement of the feet to lose the opposing player. Roll foot over the top of the ball, cut with outside of the same foot and explode away. Ensure to practice on the weaker foot.

Coach’s Corner – Cruyff Turn

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.