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Check out the control and touch of Manchester City forward Wilfried Bony.

Youth Soccer Passing, Trapping, & Ball Control

It's one thing to control the ball while standing in one place, see how Bony does it while on the move as well. Do this with both feet and don't have your head down but slightly up so you can see what's a head of you. If you have a set of cones, setup a line of cones that you can weave in and out of. Work on his one foot when dribbling through the cones or one part of the foot.

Master your favorite soccer moves and turns. Dribbling at a slow pace, do a soccer feint or move such as a step over or a cut back and the dribble away at speed. Work on five or six of your favorite soccer moves and then take off on the dribble after doing the move. Remember, it's all about change of pace when doing a soccer move. Do a set of situps and 50 pushups in between your stretching. And then one last round of juggling, at least before you leave. Check out these soccer training sessions by position:. This young kid in the video below, who I believe plays for Bayern Munich's youth academy team, is incredible.

His skills on the soccer ball are amazing. This kid from Bayern's academy is absolutely incredible Take it from the comfort of your home. Further your education in soccer skills training. The U3-U4 program is an introductory level and the objective is to get moving and keep active.

Staff Coaches run the sessions and parents participate on the field with their child. Team Leads are in place for each team. Players learn what their bodies can do in a fun and active learning environment as well as what they can do with a ball. They continue to develop fundamental movements running, jumping, twisting, kicking, throwing, catching and small-sided games are introduced within the station-based activities. Volunteer Coaches are in place for each team.

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Players learn the ABCs of movement: The ultimate objective in a football match is to score more goals than the opposition. And while the process of kicking a ball into a 7.

In a game situation, a player entering into a goal scoring position faces many challenges. They have defenders rushing at them from all angles, a goalkeeper closing down their angles , teammates calling for a pass, the noise of an excited crowd ringing in their ears. Under these conditions, they must adjust their speed, balance, and position before striking the ball cleanly and accurately at the net. For a player to be a successful striker, they must practice their shooting skills. Here are a few soccer drills for offensive players. Check out these top 5 shooting soccer drills.

Shooting can be made much easier when attackers both create space and receive a well-weighted passes from their teammate. This drill from OnlineSoccerTraining offers practice for both assisting players and shooters. It is this kind of drill that will help your players to score goals like this one from Fernando Torres playing for Liverpool back in Click here to find out how to train with professional Liverpool coaches. Notice how Torres keeps a few yards between himself and the defenders so that when he receives the ball, he has time to take a touch, adjust his body, and shoot.

These drills from Reading FC Academy may look simple, but they will teach players how to adjust their body, head, and feet to manage a one-touch shot. Chelsea FC practices this shooting drill from SoccerCoachTV as a fun exercise to help their players react and shoot in hectic game situations. Click here to find out how to train with professional Chealsea FC coaches. No matter how much pressure a player is under or where they are on the pitch, sometimes they just need to believe in their own abilities and shoot on goal.

Just ask Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard! This video from ProgressiveSoccer features five different drills that can be practiced in groups of three or more. These exercises work on shooting skills, short passing, and lay-offs. Attackers have better chances of scoring when passed the ball in optimum positions. A good lay-off can make all the difference. In this next clip, watch how Spanish international player Veronica Boquete strikes a perfectly-weighted ball to score an easy goal for Frankfurt.

If the ball had been slightly slower, the defender would have been in a position to challenge her. If the ball had been any quicker, Boquete may have been forced to use her weaker left foot. Scoring is not all about fierce shots or delicate chips with the feet.

Heading drills may not be the most popular amongst young players, but they are amongst the most important. Ability to score with headers distinguish elite strikers from average strikers. This exercise from the Soccer Drills Daily is perfect for players who want to spend some extra time training when everyone else has gone home. This drill requires just a ball and a wall. Great passing is arguably the most important quality of a great team. Even the very best strikers in the world rely on the great services of their mid-field maestros.

In whatever position even goalkeeper , all players must pass the ball well. As demonstrated by the Ryan Giggs clip above, one stray pass from anywhere on the field can be the difference between victory and defeat. To pass with accuracy, players must practice short passes with the inside of both feet.

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Here are some basic passing drills from ProgressiveSoccer that can be practiced on an indoor or outdoor pitch and are best in groups of three. Short, quick, and creative passes like those of FC Barcelona can leave the opposition spellbound. Click here for more info about how to train with offical FC Barcelona coaches. In an ideal world, players are always facing forward when making a pass. But in reality, they must often make passes while moving sideways shuffling in an unnatural or twisted position.

This simple exercise from OnlineSoccerTraining offers practice passing with both feet while shuffling sideways:. Watch how FC Barcelona uses this technique to evade the pressure of arch rivals Real Madrid in this clip:. Short passes are great for retaining possession, beating the pressure, and moving the ball methodically through the different zones of the pitch.

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By practicing to drive a pass, players learn to bypass one or more zones of the pitch. This video from AllAttack clearly explains the technique for delivering a long drive. Watch David Beckham use the technique while playing for Real Madrid:.

One of the biggest assets a midfield player can possess is the ability to play a well-timed through-ball. The through-ball is used to exploit the space behind midfield and defensive lines. It can be used to open up play, build an attack, or to create a direct goal scoring opportunity.