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Practice games

Skill Moves

A skill move helps you beat a defender and create space.

At home 25 min 1 to 2 players Garden Park Indoors On your own With a grown-up 2016 to 2019

Brave 1v1 Me and My Ball Be brave

Set up

  • Warm up for 5 minutes: jog and dribble with close touches.

Garden, park, indoors.

How to play

  • Step-over: circle your foot over the ball one way, then push it the other way with the outside of the other foot.
  • Scissors: step over the front of the ball, then take it the opposite way. 6 each side.
  • Shoulder drop: lean and drop your shoulder one way, then go the other. 8 times.
  • Stop-start: dribble, stop dead, then explode. A change of pace beats defenders. 2 minutes.

Make it easier

Make it harder

  • Combo: step-over then shoulder drop in one go.
  • Practice side: every move with your practice foot too.
  • Add the burst: always finish a move with 3 fast touches to get away.

Three things to say

  • Sell the move with your body, then change pace: slow, then explosively fast.

Colts habit

Work hard: little and often beats one long go.

Both feet

Do a round with the practice foot only.

Heads up

Look up between touches.

For your birth year

Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.

2016 to 2017
Step-over 8 times each side.
2018 to 2019
Step-over 5 times each side.

Safety: Pick a clear, flat space, look out for traffic and hazards, and stop if anything hurts. Soft ball indoors.

Keeping score: Not counted. Tick the moves you did today.