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Thursday, August 23, 2007


Soccer Training Drills: How To Make The Ball Do What Players Want

Teach how to make the ball do what the players want. Yes, that is possible, but through extensive and effective soccer training drills, and only a good coach can help the team achieve this impressive skill.

Step 1: Make Them Go In A Cycle

The players should go in a cycle. This means left and then right foot, then right thigh and then left thigh, and then hitting the ball up to their head and back down to their right foot and then left and so on. You can teach them how to make various cycles.

They can do so by choosing where the ball goes, and not just keeping the ball up in the air, but manipulating the ball on their terms. It does not really matter much that how many times the players can juggle. What really matters is whether the players are capable enough to make the ball go where you want it.

Step 2: Now Manipulate The Ball Even More

Once the players are well versed with the above step, the players are supposed to aim for kicking the ball away from them to the right.

After that, they should kick the ball away from them to the left. They should be able to do so at a slight angle in the air, almost as they are faking going to the right and then the left but all in the air. Here, the support of the coaches will be on test because the players need to lean their body to the side in which they are kicking the ball.

Finally, teach the soccer players how to try walking and juggling with the ball.

Come up with your own soccer training drills and send me your ideas.

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