| It is always fun to open up a video on the web and | | | | concentrate on one foot at a time while working on |
| see players like Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi and Cristiano | | | | you ability to cut. |
| Ronaldo dazzling the world. It almost seems that | | | | Cut backs in the circle of cones |
| they have the soccer ball attached to their foot. | | | | To begin, set up seven cones in a circle about 3 |
| That is why the world loves them. When they touch | | | | meters wide. Enter the circle and begin dribbling |
| the ball everyone is left in awe. While it seems like it | | | | freely. Once you have become accustomed to the |
| is magic, it is not. These players are the best in the | | | | size of the circle, start to dribble up to the cones. |
| world and have become that way by practicing | | | | When you get close, stop the ball by stepping on it |
| fundamentals. There are many drills and exercise that | | | | and pulling it back. Then keep cutting across the circle |
| you can do to better your foot skills. It won't | | | | and doing that. After a few moments go back to |
| necessarily stun millions of people around the world | | | | random dribbling. If you want to get better quicker, |
| but it will certainly help you play better. It will help | | | | maker the circle smaller. |
| you in one-on-one situations and increase your ability | | | | Soccer Golf |
| as a player. | | | | For this drill you need a lot of open space. Take your |
| Dribbling between the cones | | | | seven cones and spread them around the soccer |
| Set up seven cones about a meter apart from one | | | | field. If you feel like being really ambitious, place a |
| another in a straight line. The cones serve as an | | | | number 1-7 on them. With them spread out, try to |
| obstacle course that you must run through. Once | | | | hit them using a combination of long passes and short |
| they are set up, dribble through them slowly. Start on | | | | passes. Play it like golf and keep track of your score. |
| the right side of the first cone and go to the left of | | | | Once you hit one go onto the next one. See how |
| the next cone. Then go to the right side of the next | | | | many passes it takes to complete your soccer golf |
| cone and so on. When you reach the end turn | | | | course. |
| around and do it again. When you feel comfortable, | | | | Speed zones |
| you should try using just your left foot or right foot. | | | | For this drill you will also need a lot of space as well. |
| Isolating one side of the foot is always important to | | | | To begin, you need to set up cones standing upright |
| increasing your abilities | | | | or laying down. You should alternate between to |
| With the same set up, try dribbling around the cone. | | | | two. The cones that are lying down are "Speed Up" |
| You should try to stay as close as you can to the | | | | zones and the cones that are standing are "Slow |
| cones without touching them. When you have | | | | Down" zones. When you pass through a speed zone |
| successfully completed one rotation, go on to the | | | | you sprint while dribbling the ball and when you pass |
| next cone. You should continue until you have gone | | | | through a slow zone you jog and dribble. |
| through the entire line of cones. Once again, you can | | | | |