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These drills will give your players “Mastery of the Ball”. It is your first duty as a coach to give your players the soccer skills to be effective players. Ball control is the key to that. It’s about being comfortable on the ball, instant control, able to change feet, and move the ball where you want.

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Feed Your Forward

If you feel any of your strikers have lost their goal scoring touch, try running this training session to get attackers firing on all cylinders again Why use it Any goal scorer who has lost his touch must practise hard to regain it. In this game the idea is to improve the movement of the

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Soccer drill to coach a dummy move

This soccer drill is a useful one to coach to young players. When a player steps over a ball they make it look as though they are going to pass, shoot or control, but they leave it so that it runs on to a team mate. This tactic is known as selling a dummy to

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Quick reaction catching game

This is a good game to give your goalkeeper practice in catching the ball, but you can also use it with your other players, it gives them a break from working with their feet and helps with reaction and turning to react to the ball being thrown to them. Split your team into pairs with

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Ball control and shielding skills soccer game

This is a great small-sided soccer game to get players used to playing against more or less players. It gives them a chance to use their shielding and ball-control skills and it's a fun game with a competitive edge.

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Soccer drills and tips to build better soccer vision

Coaches should encourage players to play their first touch away their body and into a position that will give them time to weigh up the options for their next pass. These soccer coaching tips and drills are all about vision.In general, right footed players should look to play their first touch about a metre in

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Soccer juggling drills for better ball control

Juggling is a great way to improve mastery of the ball, which will help your players during matches and give their confidence a boost. Try the following fun soccer drills.Juggling will build skills in three different ways: By improving ball control and touch.

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Soccer drill to help volley skills

Volleying is a skill which, if you get it right, puts the frighteners on your opponents. It also makes a fun soccer drill for players, seeing if they can put a few volleys together, keeping the ball off the floor.I don't expect you to create ball jugglers straight away! Volleying the ball is hard without

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Coaching tips and drills for ball manipulation skills

No matter how young your players are, working on ball manipulation skills is a must. These skills give players the ability to push, move, drag or manipulate the ball and become its master. The following soccer coaching tips and drills are simple and effective to use.Key soccer coaching tip: Quick feet, speed and control are

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Simple tricks to beat opponents

Beating an opponent is a basic football (soccer) skill to teach your players. Use the following soccer coaching drills and tips to show them how.Key soccer coaching tip: Get your players to use quick feet and a change of pace as they go past their opponents. It is important that you coach your players in

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