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10 Minute Footskills Drill by Mike Sprano Msprano@Spranolaw.Com 10 Minute Footskills Drill By Mike Sprano [email protected] What you will find below is a menu of various skills and moves which you can use to create a footskills practice for your player or team. The skills are divided into three categories: (1) foundation (basic techniques to control the ball); (2) change of direction (turns); and (3) 1 v 1 moves (designed to get past and behind a defender). To create a drill, simply choose a few skills from each category. You can either have the players perform each skill for a specific number of repetitions, a set amount of time, or a combination of the two. Depending on how many skills/moves you choose and how many repetitions or how long you have the players perform each one, you can call this anything from the "7 Minute Drill", 5 or 10 Minute Drill, or even longer. As a coach, you can use this as part of your footskills training during practice, and/or you can also assign it as "homework" for your players on days they do not have team practice. I have included some sample "10 minute drills" at the end to give you some ideas. What's in a Name? Nothing. I frequently hear people get caught up in semantics, arguing over what is the "correct" name for a move. That's just plain silly. It really doesn't matter what you call them, just as long as your players know what you mean. The same goes for the "correct" way to do a move. The right way is the way that works against good defenders in a game situation. If a move allows a player to consistently wind up on the other side a good defender without losing possession of the ball, it is by definition a good move, even if it wasn't performed "by the book." Keep in mind that all of these moves were first invented by players - not taught by coaches. Players should be encouraged to be creative, experiment and try their own variations and combinations. From Practice to Games It will take time before you will start to see any of these skills and moves come out during game situations - 6-18 months usually. Keep in mind that the overall goal is simply to provide the players with a selection of tools to use. Eventually they will choose those that they are more comfortable with, and this will be different for each player depending on their individual personality, skill set, and how they choose to express themselves with the ball. Here is the progression to use when teaching a player a new move: 1. Perform the move with a stationary ball 2. Perform the move with a moving ball (practice until proficient) 3. Perform the move against a cone or stationary defender (to get the correct timing and spacing) 4. Perform the move with light pressure (defender should jockey but not try and tackle the ball) 5. Try the move against full pressure (1v1 practice situation or in pick-up games) 6. Game situation: coaches must reward the attempt with praise, even if it fails, if they ever want to see it again. Demonstration Coaches (and/or parents), will need to be able to show players how to do these moves. Even if you were not a star soccer player, or never played the game at all, they are not all that difficult to learn given a little bit of practice. Keep in mind you do not have to develop the level of speed and proficiency needed for these moves to work in game situations against your peers, you just have to be able to show them to kids. To assist you with some of them I have included some youtube links to professional players performing the moves so you will have an idea what they should look like. Foundation Moves 1. Speed Dribble. Dribble the ball with one foot at a time, taking a touch every step, pushing the ball with the outside of the top/front of the foot (the space right behind the last 2-3 little toes). Players should be on ©10 Minute Footskills Drills –Mike Sprano pg. 1 their toes the entire time, with the toes of their dribbling foot pointed slightly down and in. Have them dribble a certain distance with one foot, then switch feet and dribble back. 2. Inside - Outside Dribble. Alternate using the inside and outside of the same foot, while both the player and the ball move in a zig-zag pattern. 3. Toe Touches. Hop from one foot to the other, touching the ball with the sole of the foot under the toes each time. a. Variations: forward and backward, in between cones, in a circle, figure 8 4. "Tic-Tocs"/"In betweens." Tap the ball back and forth between the feet. Use the inside of the front of the foot to control the ball, not the ankle/heel area, otherwise the ball will pop out behind you. a. Variations: forward and backward, cones, figure 8 5. V Pulls. a. V with inside of the same foot: Pull the ball back with the sole of the foot and then turn in that direction and use the inside of the same foot to push the ball forward. The standing leg must take a small hop to turn. b. V with outside of the same foot: Same as above but use the outside of the foot to push the ball. c. V with inside of opposite foot: Pull the ball back with one foot, then push off to the other side using the inside of the other foot to take the ball. d. V with outside of opposite foot: Same as above with the outside of foot. 6. Beckenbauer/Rivaldo. Use the sole of the right foot to pull the ball back and then push it behind and to the front of the standing leg. For practice, catch the ball with the sole of your opposite foot and repeat. 7. Side Rolls. Roll the ball from side to side using the sole of the feet. Do a couple rolls in one direction and then stop the ball with the other foot and do a couple of rolls in the other direction. Change of Direction / Turns You can practice these by placing 2 cones 10-20 feet apart or simply by taking 3-4 touches in one direction, executing the turn and taking another 3-4 touches in the opposite direction, and performing the turn again. Since these are all 180 degree changes of direction, the player should be moving back and forth in the same space. 1. Pull Back Turn. Stop the ball with the sole of the foot and then pull it back behind you, turning with the ball at the same time, and then explode in the opposite direction. Can add a fake kick if you like. 2. Pull Behind the Leg Turn. Stop the ball with the sole of the foot and pull it back behind your standing leg, this time turning in the opposite direction as the ball. Can also be done with a fake kick. 3. Inside of the Foot Turn. While dribbling in one direction, reach past the ball and cut it sharply with the inside of the foot while exploding away in the opposite direction. 4. Outside of the Foot Turn. While dribbling in one direction, reach past the ball and cut it sharply with the outside of the foot and then explode away in the opposite direction. 5. Cruyff Turn. Start dribbling in one direction, then fake a kick or pass, but instead use the inside/heel area of your foot to cut the ball sharply behind your standing leg and explode away in the other direction. When faking the kick, make sure to place your plant foot slightly in front of where you normally would, to avoid hitting your standing leg when you make the cut. Can also be done without the fake kick. The Original. 6. Step Over Turn. While dribbling the ball, step over it as if you were going to turn the ball with the inside of the foot, then quickly cut the ball in the other direction using the outside of the foot. Make sure to sell the move by turning your head and body as you step over the ball. Video 1 v 1 Moves 1. Iniesta Move (La Croqueta). While dribbling at a defender, quickly shift the ball from the inside of one foot to the inside of the other, at the same time exploding past the defender into space. Key points: 1) the initial touch must go sideways or slightly backward, not diagonally forward; 2) take a wide stance to make sure you can move the ball far enough to the side to avoid the defender's foot; 3) You must be moving forward with the ball while taking the second touch. Do not simply double tap the ball and then chase after it; 4) the move works best when a defender lunges forward for the ball. Attack the lead foot of the ©10 Minute Footskills Drills –Mike Sprano pg. 2 defender and wait for him/her to go for the ball, then simply move the ball out of the way and glide past the defender. Video 2. Fake & Take/Lunge. While dribbling the ball, fake like you are going to cut the ball with the outside one foot, but step behind and past the ball instead, then explode off in the other direction using the outside of the other foot.
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