U Turns

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.

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3 outside 1 inside

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.

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inside Outside Roll

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.

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Openers

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.

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Jump Backs

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.

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Shuffle

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.

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Ronaldo

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.

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Double Ronaldo

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!

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Maradona

Maradona

Drive at the defender with a laces dribble keeping your head up. As you get close to the defender, drag the ball backwards, pivot and then drag the ball forwards to an angle. Remember, the ball goes backwards first and then forwards and use your studs to grip the ball.

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