Over 300 TOUCHES IN 20 MINUTES
This routine will provide about 300 touches on the ball in 20 minutes and can be done each day. I selected these drills because they can be done inside or outside. If inside, all you need is about a 5’ x 5’ area.
INSIDE ROLL (15 each foot) - Roll the ball across your body from outside to inside with the inside and sole of one foot and stop with the inside of the other foot.
OUTSIDE ROLL (15 each foot) - Roll the ball across your body from inside to outside with the outside and sole of one foot and stop with the inside if the same foot.
SIDE TO SIDE (15 each foot) - Step up and down to pass the ball 4-6 inches between the feet. Ball is passed between the feet with very soft, light touches.
PULL – PUSH – INSIDE (15 each foot) – Start with ball out in front of you, pull the ball to you with the sole of the foot and push it back out in front with the inside laces of the same foot.
PULL – PUSH – OUTSIDE (15 each foot) – Start with ball out in front of you, pull the ball to you with the sole of the foot and push it back out in front with outside laces of the same foot.
PULL – TURN – INSIDE (15 each foot) – Start with the ball out in front of you, pull the ball to you with the sole of the foot and turn the ball to the side (across your body) with the inside laces of the same foot.
PULL – TURN – OUTSIDE (15 each foot) – Start with the ball out in front of you, pull the ball to you with the sole of the foot and turn the ball to the side (away from your body) with the outside laces of the same foot.
Even though these next two exercises do not provide any ball touches, they do work to improve footwork and balance. (for exercise 8, the ball is in the middle of this imaginary square, at ©, with the © numbers indicating positions for your feet;
1 2
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3 4
STEPOVER (10 each foot) – Feet are in positions 3 (LF) and 4 (RF) facing ball at ©. RF steps over ball to 1. Player pivots on RF so LF lands on 2. The feet are now at 1 (RF) and 2 (LF). LF steps over ball to 3 Player pivots on LF so RF lands on 4.
Use the below diagram for the next exercise.
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1 2
SCISSORS (10 each foot) – The feet are in positions 1 (LF) and 2 (RF) facing ball at ©.
RF scissors around ball and lands back on 2. Next LF scissors around ball and lands back on one. Repeat 10 each foot. * As foot is going around ball you want brush the grass or carpet in front of the ball.
STEPOVER (15 each foot) – Start with the ball in front. Step over ball so that the ball ends up on the out side of you. Take the ball in the opposite direction with the outside laces of the same foot and then stop the ball with the sole of that same foot.
SCISSORS (15 each foot) – Start with ball in front. Scissor over ball so that the ball stays in the center. Take the ball in the opposite direction with the outside laces of the other foot and then stop the ball with the sole of that same foot.