Curling

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Place a mannequin between yourself an the goal. Angle your approach to the ball and use the inside of the foot following through quickly to generate the whip. Repeat on other foot.

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Shooting

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Push the ball out in front of you. Plant the non kicking foot by the ball getting your head and body over the ball. Strike through the middle of the ball with your laces and follow through landing on your kicking foot. Work on both feet.

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Inside Foot Finishing

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Work with a partner. Ask them to roll the ball into the center in front of the goal. Drive onto the ball and finish with the inside of your foot. Move backwards and explode onto the next ball and repeat again. Go for finesse and work off both feet.

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Volleys with a bounce

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Ask your partner to throw the ball into the center of the area in front of the goal. Wait for the ball to bounce and then strike it when it’s on the way down. Get your head, body and knee over the ball. Repeat and work off both feet.

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Volleys

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Ask your partner to throw the ball into the center of the area in front of the goal. Strike the ball when it’s on the way down just before it hits the floor. Get your head, body and knee over the ball and strike through the middle of the ball and don’d get underneath it. Repeat and work off both feet.

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Lob

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Place a mannequin or obstacle in front of the goal with enough space to lob. Ask your playing partner to roll the ball into you from the edge of the goal. Get your laces right under the ball lobbing it into the goal. Repeat on the other foot.

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Scoop

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Place the mannequin or obstacle in front of the goal with enough space to scoop over. Whilst the ball is on the move, get your foot right underneath the ball. Scoop up and follow through. Work on both feet.

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Crossing

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

Drive down the line with the ball, come around the side of the ball with the inside of the foot and follow through with whip. Try and get the ball curling away from the goal keeper. Work off both feet.

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Passing and receiving around mannequin/cone

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

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.

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Passing and receiving around mannequin/cone with fake

November 13, 2014By Saul Hurst

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.

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