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There is an old adage, practice makes perfect. In case your wondering, soccer is no exception to that rule. To become a great soccer player you must be willing to practice various soccer drills. If your thinking that practicing with your team will cut it, your wrong. You have to be willing to devout some time on your own to developing your game. To become that star, you can practice with some of the free soccer drills below for starters.

The first drill is done individually and is called juggling. Now, you will most definitely not have the time or space to juggle a ball in a game but juggling lays the ground work for a lot of other soccer skills. Juggling is fun, easy and can be performed by yourself.

As you get better at juggling you’ll begin to notice your ball control skills grow as well as a good feel for the ball. This helps your dribbling and trapping ability which are very important in a game. Juggling also strengthens concentration, balance and the ability to control the ball with both feet. All that is necessary is to juggle a half an hour a day to help lay the ground work for other skills.

The next thing you’ll want to practice is dribbling. To be most effective, you should do this drill in pairs. As you play in a live game you’ll see the need to juke an opponent out to get by them. The more practice you have with one on one dribbling the better you’ll be when it really counts, in a game.

It would be a wise decision to play both roles when practicing. In one turn you’ll want to be the attacker and on the next you’ll want to be the defender. Make a game out of it, when the player your practicing with gets past you, it’s a point and vice versa.

The last drill is called one touch passing. This is best done in groups with your teammates. This drill will help in your ball handling skills and also work on your agility. This drill encompasses four players, 2 on each side standing roughly ten feet apart. To start, just pass the ball to someone on the opposing side by only touching it once. As you receive the ball get rid of it as quickly as you can by passing it to someone on the other side. After a short bit of time you should try and speed it up some to increase skill.

Practicing drills like these will build a solid foundation for other skills to come. Be sure to practice these top soccer drills on a regular basis. You would be hard pressed to find a great player who doesn’t practice on their own time. How do you think they became so great.

Before you can learn some really awesome soccer moves, you need to get the basic ones down first. As I am sure you have guessed, the basics are not exciting but you still need to practice them. It is vital that you learn the moves laid out below as they will help you to master the more advanced ones. Below are three basic soccer moves that everyone needs to learn first.

Our first move we are going to learn is dribbling. Yes, it is not a flashy move but it is very important none the less. Many argue, for good reason, that dribbling is the foundation of your game. Dribbling boils down to having the ability to move a ball up and down or anywhere on the field in a controlled manner. Dribbling is simply being able to effectively and in a controlled manner move the ball anywhere on the field. Learning to dribble is not hard and can be done by shoving, pushing or tapping a ball with the sole, outside or inside of the foot. What I recommend before starting out practicing dribbling is to first get comfortable with the ball. The easiest and best way to get comfortable with the ball is to simply juggle it with both feet. When you juggle the ball, you develop a feel for the ball along with coordination that will help you pick up other moves more quickly in the future.

The next move is called passing. There are basically two types of passing, the push or short pass and the long pass. Passing the ball is the ability of a player to move the ball from him or herself to another player without the other team getting it. As far as accuracy is concerned, the push pass is better than the long pass. The push pass uses the inside and middle portions of either foot. In essence, you will be striking the ball with the middle inside portion of the foot that you want to pass with. Your other foot will be used to help aim the pass by being pointed in the direction you want the ball to go and planted next to the ball itself. For the long pass, you will follow the same steps only this time you will be kicking the ball harder. You must always remember to keep your eyes and focus on the ball. This will help out tremendously in the accuracy of the pass.

The last move we are going to discuss is the shot. Arguably, accuracy is the most important aspect when taking a shot on goal. Power is not the goal here, accuracy is. Following the guide on how to pass above, the foot that is not involved in actually kicking the ball will be pointed in the direction you want the ball to go and also planted next to it. The foot that is actually striking the ball needs to be done with the angeled and inside portion of the foot. Take a minute and picture the side of your foot as a right angle. The bottom of the foot would be at 0 degrees and the top would be at 90 degrees, right? You want to strike the ball in the middle portion of your foot or at the 45 degree spot. By doing this you will be able to strike the ball with accuracy and power. As always, be sure to keep your eye on the ball.

So there you have it, the 3 basic soccer moves to build a solid foundation in your play. Once you have mastered these three moves you can then learn some really awesome soccer moves down the road. As long as you keep practicing, you’ll continue to grow as a player. The more you practice the better you’ll be as is the case with any sport. If you want to learn more moves, the different positions and their functions and additional training just see my bio below.