Defensive Headers Long Range

Defensive Headers Long Range

Ask you partner to send a lofted ball. Get your body behind the ball and jump in the air meeting the ball at your highest point. Lean back in the air and drive your upper body forward to meet the ball. Send the ball high and far and remember to always get off the ground and meet the ball in the air.

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Cuts, Ronaldo, 1/2 and finish

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.

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Hazard Practice

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

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Outside Cuts Receiving off the wall

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.

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Receive off the wall-Inside cut - Cruyff

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.

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Receive off wall – Inside Cut – Cruyff – Ronaldo

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.

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Off wall, outside cut with explosive movement

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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