Taking your 1st touch overhead [ball traveling over you] is a NEXT LEVEL SKILL! Playing with confidence means playing with more joy! I teach this skill often because it’s something that will happen in a real game. Knowing you can control these difficult balls coming over head gives you more options and skill. Note: This post contains some affiliate links…
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Jumping while taking your 1st touch is so much more than heading or chesting the ball. Remember, we are in the series of 8 ways to improve overall 1st touch. That doesn’t mean it has to be a 1st touch trap. It can also be a1st touch pass or 1-touch finish. I will be picky and say that the certain players who…
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Let’s talk about different ways to turn with the soccer ball that will catch defenders by surprise. Advanced players should be introduced to these 5 turns. Younger or novice players need to first get the fundamentals down. Forwards and midfielders are who would use these turns most. In soccer you think about a player dribbling and then turning, right? These…
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Okay guys, this puts us half way through the 8 article series of best ways to work on your first touch. This topic today is about advanced soccer drills to improve your passing and first touch. These drills are great for defenders starting the attack out of the back. Midfielders for switching the field from right to left and left…
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Checking away from the ball gives players freedom once they receive the ball. If you have NO FREEDOM on the pitch that means you have NO SPACE. No space means you don’t get many choices whether to pass, dribble or shoot. Learning how and when to get open make a big difference. Sometimes all it takes is 2-5 steps to…
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Having a positive 1st-touch is only one fundamental component of a good soccer player. If you are just joining us, this is the third article in a series of the best drills to improve a player’s first touch in soccer. Personally I teach more than just skills. besides life lessons and character there are topics like ‘checking to’ the ball…
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1st-touch soccer drills are vital for player development. So, if you’re a player, coach or parent wanting more training ideas these methods are essential for you. A player receives the ball more than they dribble, pass or shoot. Therefore, we need to practice it more. Youth, high school and college players oftentimes lose the ball because they panic. This is why in…
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