How to Cross a Soccer Ball: Crossing Technique and Drills
Crossing is how wide players turn possession into goal-scoring chances. A cross is a pass from a wide area into…
Passing
Passing, crossing, first touch and receiving skills with drills and examples. For the full guide, see Passing and First Touch.
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Johan Cruyff Pass Penalty Kick
The Cruyff penalty is one of the most famous trick plays in soccer history. Instead of shooting at goal, Johan…
Controlling the Soccer Ball Drill
Controlling the Soccer Ball Drill Field size: 6 yards by 6 yards area Number of players: 1 player; individual…
The Art of Controlling the Soccer Ball
Soccer control: There’s a certain art to controlling the soccer ball. If you watch the best players in the world,…
Crazy Josip Ilicic Flick Pass
Have you ever seen anything like this in professional soccer/football? I didn’t think so. Palermo’s Josip Ilicic pulls the ball…
Cristiano Ronaldo Back Control/Pass
Should we call this Cristiano Ronaldo’s skill a back control or a back pass? It’s not a back pass a…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Behind the Leg Cross
Ronaldo behind leg cross: Often, a rabona cross doesn’t really work. Here though, it should have led to a goal….
Nike Soccer – Close Control Drill – Carlos Tevez
How to you improve your control of the soccer ball? Here’s Carlos Tevez showing you how to control the soccer…
Circuit Passes in Soccer
Short quick passes is the foundation of good soccer. Learn how to improve your passing skills via this circuit passing…
Clever Pass by Giggs
What can you say about Ryan Giggs? Tevez puts Giggs through with a wonderful ball, but Giggs does even better…