

When the tempo needs to be high you need to release the ball within 1-2 seconds. Or take extra steps and time to open up and pass with your right.

Your top 2 options are to either take 3 steps and pass with your left.
ADVANCED SOCCER MOVES PRO
Moving the ball left-to-right or right-to-left is how you switch the field.įor most players, having to trap and pass or dribble is not easy to do going both sides.Īs a pro I needed to improve receiving from the left and then passing to the right.īeing a right footed center back, receiving the ball from the left side you want to trap with your right foot. Using both feet and going both ways, different ways. I knew I didn’t need to work on any special advanced soccer drills, but I did need to work on the “simple” things.įirst touch and precisions passing under pressure.īeing able to switch the field is what players need to be working on. This was something nobody had ever told me and I was shocked to hear something so unique and well assessed. He told me that I needed to improve on my attack out of the back going left to right. Reed what I need to do to improve my game. I was set to return to my other club, the Vancouver Whitecaps, to get healthy for the next season. This was when I was playing a lot and needed to take a rest from playing. I was with the club for 3 months during the Winter break in America.ĭuring a game out of the country in Curacao I got turf toe & was having some pain in my knee. He was, and is to this day one of my favorite futbol mentors because he was so disciplined and intelligent about the game.

Reed was the one who organized matches to play against England, Columbia, Brazil and every other country Jamaica played. My manager was Horace Reed, who was also the Vice President for the Jamaican Football Federation. My football manager in Jamaica (JFF Vice President) This competition only had 1 team from the Caribbean, the 2 best MLS teams, 4 best Mexican teams and the 3 best Central American teams. I remember getting some feedback from one of my managers while I was playing pro…Īt the time I was on contract with the Vancouver Whitecaps, but in my off-season I went to play for the Caribbean & Jamaican Champions, Portmore United.
ADVANCED SOCCER MOVES PROFESSIONAL
YOU have to BE PATIENT and KEEP PRACTICING.Īdvice from professional soccer/football manager The steps between the trap and pass are not natural or easy. You need 2 rebounders or walls set up like this. Video below – 2 advanced soccer drills every footballer needs to practice. They can pass a ball and get that natural bend/curve to the left, which takes less time to release. Right footed players who get the ball and then pass to the right take more skill & time. This is because a player can trap the ball with the inside of the strong foot, which is going to be most comfortable for any player. This means the ball is going from right to left. So that they can cross the soccer ball from the outside to the middle. The reason is the same reason coaches often times put right footed players on the right. Often times a right footed player is better at passing to his/her left. Most players are better at going one way on the soccer pitch, even advanced soccer players. Most soccer players are better going one way This means being clean with the ball at your feet when receiving and passing. It’s important to work on skills that you will actually do in a game. Also for forwards who can receive with their back to goal, turn and shoot. Midfielders for switching the field from right to left and left to right. These drills are great for defenders starting the attack out of the back. This topic today is about advanced soccer drills to improve your passing and first touch.
ADVANCED SOCCER MOVES SERIES
Okay guys, this puts us half way through the 8 article series of best ways to work on your first touch.
