![]() ![]() Now I’m not saying you need to be dropping soccer balls out of a crane to help you work on your control under the high ball, but it is important to still work on your skills under the ball coming at you from the sky. But the best players, like Luis Suarez, can control a ball coming from nearly 35m up in the sky! Plus, they also help improve your ability to pass the ball in the air and lob players on the pitch.Įveryone hates having to deal with a high ball in a match.Wall volleys help simulate match scenarios where the ball is coming at you at a steep aerial angle, and you need to control and play your pass quickly.When controlling a pass coming through the air, it’s best to soften the blow of the ball against your foot with a deft touch. Top tip: make sure your first touch is soft. Use your chest to control the ball and touch it down to one of your feet which you will use to volley the ball back at the wall again. Lastly, throw the ball at the wall on a lower trajectory this time so that it comes back towards you at chest height. Try to use your juggling skills to bounce the ball back up in the air with one foot and then volley it against the wall again with the other foot. Bounce the ball off the wall, and take a touch as it comes to your feet. Once you’ve worked both feet on the no-touch wall volley, you can then incorporate touch into the drill. Again this can be a little tricky, and you’ll need to stay on your toes and use your instep again to control the ball coming down on you. The first is to bounce the ball off the wall and volley it back to the wall without taking a touch. We’re going to take things aerial this time, and instead of passing the ball along the floor, you’re going to chip the ball into the air.Īnd there are several variations you can try with this drill. Works on helping you control the shape of your foot and how the ball.An excellent way to help you improve your control of the ball coming at pace.This will make it easier for you to react to fast shots coming back at you and make sure to keep your eyes on the ball. Repeat that for four sets of ten, after which you want to ramp the speed of your passes to drive the ball into the wall and control the ball at pace.Īs you speed up, you’ll have to work harder to control the shape of your foot to keep the ball traveling in a straight direction at the wall, and if you also want to become more accurate in your passing, try to target a specific area of the wall. Start by slowly striking the ball into the wall with your right foot, and continue to pass the ball back to the wall with your foot’s instep without taking a touch to trap the football.Īfter you’ve done ten passes on one foot, swap it round to your other foot and continue to do ten passes on the opposite side. In the one-touch wall passing drill, all you need is a wall and a football. Wall passes are a great way for individual players to work on their passing skills while developing their ability to control a ball coming in at speed. ![]() Practice doing around 20 mini-juggles on each foot and then swap around, again ensuring you train your weak foot as much as your strong foot. Here we want to scoop the ball up off our laces very lightly with multiple small touches. I’d advise you to then move on to doing mini-juggles. Then try alternating each foot as you juggle, and make sure to use your weak foot just as much as your strong foot. Once you’ve done ten juggles on each, try increasing the difficulty by doing 20 on each foot and repeating that four times over. Technically, you want to keep your foot flat under the ball to ensure the ball bounces nicely up from your laces about a foot into the air and doesn’t fly off at all different angles. You can do this drill on grass or hard surfaces, but I recommend if you’re planning on playing 11-a-side soccer, train in your boots, so you get an even better feel of the ball.įor this drill, grab your soccer ball and practice doing 10 ‘keepy uppy’s’ on your left and your right foot four times over. This is a straightforward yet effective way to improve your control of the football and is an excellent activity for kids who are new to the game. ![]()
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