How to Learn Expert Soccer Moves

Every soccer player needs to practice individual skills like dribbling and passing on a regular basis. To learn and perfect expert soccer dribbling moves a player must be able to be focused at practice at all time. When practicing expert soccer moves you should begin by performing the skill unopposed, before progressing up to full defensive resistance. Only progressing up to full resistance will make you able to perform your soccer moves in a competitive game situation.

Instructions

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      Experiment with a range of expert soccer moves. Popular soccer dribbling moves used by the experts are the "step over" often used by Robinho, or "the elastic" pioneered by Ronaldinho. Study the step by step coaching points of the soccer move you want to practice. Rehearse the steps alone with no defenders to perfect the body movement. You can start practice at walking pace and progressively work up to full speed dribbling and performing the move.

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      Seek out the advice of a qualified coach. Ask questions of your travel team coach, or find a family member who has played or coached to assist you with your practice. Someone who can watch and give you pointers on your technique, offering constructive feedback will be valuable to your soccer improvement.

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      Develop the ability to perform your expert soccer moves using both feet. When you are playing in a competitive game a number of factors will dictate which direction is best to go. Avoiding defensive pressure or moving towards empty space is usually what will decide the best course of action during a game. You must have the ability to perform your soccer moves with either foot to maximize effectiveness. This will allow you to keep the ball on the foot furthest away from the defender.

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      Increase the difficulty of your practice by raising the level of defensive resistance against whom you perform your expert soccer moves. Begin practicing with no defensive resistance before moving on to passive resistance. A passive defender can be a stationary player, or a cone or tree to avoid when performing your soccer move. Increase the resistance to an active defender. This can be a player who shadows your movement without trying to tackle you. Finally, practice your moves against a defender who is moving full speed and trying to win possession by tackling the ball away from you.

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      Make practice competitive by keeping score. Ggive yourself one point for every time you beat a defender with a move. Repeat the game while defending and see who scored the most points while they were in possession. Play one on one by setting out a 10 yard square. Pass to your teammate and he scores by stopping the ball on the line behind you. He then passes to you and you rotate who is defending with every repetition; play first to 10 points wins.