Training

Spadework

To play soccer, you need to be able to control the ball and do it quickly.

You also need to move around the field without hurling.

Ball Mastery practice encourages players to take as many touches as they want to in order to help improve their skills.

This improves first touch and helps players become more comfortable on the ball and improves confidence.

Three basic drills, three skills and four combinations that become harder and harder.

Physical fitness is one of the most important aspects of soccer performance.

Have you ever felt like you’re about to cough up a lung? Found yourself behind the play, or walking when you should be running?

If so, you may need to improve your aerobic fitness.

Want to make that pass or shot a fraction of a second before the block comes in? Execute your skills faster?

Faster feet will help, and also help your top end speed.

This video shows the icky shuffle only. Do the others, but they’ll be easy once you master this.