You want to be the best soccer player you can be, right?  You dream of producing silky skills, beating defenders easily as if they weren’t there, score the spectacular goals and thrill the crowd, whether it’s just two fat blokes and a dog or a few thousand.  Unfortunately all this glory just doesn’t happen.  You have to practice and practice, no matter how naturally good you are to start with.

Don’t just train and practice with your team at organised training sessions.  Practice by yourself whenever you can too.  Practice makes perfect.  I forget who said it now, but I’m sure it was a famous sportsman, “the more I practice, the luckier I get!”  Get the point?

Get into your back yard.  Find a quiet spot in the local park.  If you can find a place that has a wall or something similar even better.  Ideally you want to be able to simulate someone else passing the ball back to you.  You also want to practice hitting the same spot on the wall again and again with one foot, then switch to the other foot and do the same.  Playing against a wall in this way not only helps to increase your passing accuracy but also allows you to get as many touches of the ball as possible, so at the same time you are increase your ball control skills as well.  Try to pass the ball without stopping it, first with one foot then the other and then also by first controlling it before passing it back to the wall.  You can then even try spotting the ball with one foot, then transfer it to your other foot it pick out your spot on the wall again.  Vary your drills to keep your interest.

When the ball comes back to you off the wall why not practice some dribbling or juggling skills first before you pass it back and try hitting you spot on the wall.  Perhaps run around with the ball a little and try a few body serves as if you were trying to beat a defender.  Practicing this way is obviously not totally ideal but what you can do is really only limited by your imagination.  This form of practice allows you as many touches of the ball as possible, so make use of them.  The more comfortable on the ball you are the better, it needs to feel second nature to you.

To add a bit of variety perhaps you could put a couple of objects on the ground in front of you as mock defenders.  Ok they will obviously be stationary but still, it will make you think.  You will have to decide which way to take the ball, what to do with it.

Of course, the very best you can do with the type of training is, if at all possible, substitute the wall with a friend.  This will add even more variety and if you are anything like I used to be with my friends, it will add a certain level of competition!  You’ll laugh more too, I guarantee it!

Want to take your soccer training and skills to the next level?  Then take a look at The Soccer Blog Review section to the left of this page.  I have reviewed some of the best soccer training courses on the market.  Simply click on the links to read the reviews.

Enjoy your practicing!

Rik

The Soccer Blogger

Would you like to rate this article? Simply click on the appropriate star below
(11 votes, average: 4.09 out of 5)
 Loading ...

Related Posts

1. Soccer training over the summer, advice on what to do?
2. What are some good soccer training techniques?
3. Tips for coaching a young girls volleyball or soccer team?
4. Im coaching indoor soccer and need some tips?
5. How do i improve my soccer skills?