Curated Routine

5 Ball Mastery Drills to IMPROVE Your Technique at Home.

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5 Ball Mastery Drills to IMPROVE Your Technique at Home. is a curated workout routine with 5 ordered actions and 5 timestamped video clips. Start with 1st Drill: Instep Taps and 2nd Drill: Change of Direction. Review the available targets, sets, coaching cues and rest for each action. Selected clips total 1 min 10 sec; rest is listed per action.

Clip time: 1 min 10 sec5 actionsSingle training session

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1st Drill: Instep Taps

Sets: 3Duration: 30 secRest: 1 minEst. duration: 14 sec

On-screen text prescribes 3 sets of 30 seconds with the goal of guiding the ball between the legs. The drill can be made more challenging by increasing speed.

Key points

  • The goal is to guide the ball between your legs
  • Make this drill more challenging by increasing the speed
  • Look forward to help increase awareness in games

Common mistakes

Looking down constantly at the ball instead of looking forward.

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2nd Drill: Change of Direction

Sets: 3Duration: 30 secRest: 1 minEst. duration: 14 sec

On-screen text prescribes 3 sets of 30 seconds.

Key points

  • Open your hips while changing direction
  • Angling your body toward the ball keeps you balanced and gives you much better control
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3rd Drill: Outstep Role Taps

Sets: 3Duration: 45 secRest: 1 minEst. duration: 14 sec

On-screen title displays '3RD DRILL: OUTSTEP ROLE TAPS' with a prescription of 3 sets of 45 seconds.

Key points

  • Count how many touches you can make in 45 seconds, then try to beat your score to make the drill harder
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4th Drill: Instep Shuffle

Sets: 3Duration: 45 secRest: 1 minEst. duration: 14 sec

On-screen text prescribes 3 sets of 45 seconds with cones set 1 yard apart. Stated in video to improve tight space control and the weight of your passes.

Key points

  • Set cones 1 yard apart
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5th Drill: Zigzag Turns

Sets: 2Duration: 1 minRest: 1 minEst. duration: 14 sec

On-screen text prescribes 2 sets of 60 seconds on each foot. Stated in video to improve turns in tight spaces.

Key points

  • Switch to your other foot

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