The TJSL training staff has assembled the Soccer Skills at Home series to offer players backyard activities to help them stay fit and stay active.
Have fun and enjoy trying them!
Forward Moves
The video demonstrates a number of different moves for players to try and learn. These can be done in the house or the backyard and players can use plastic cups, shin guards, or socks for cones.
Moving V-Shape
This activity can be done in the house or the backyard.
Slap Cut
This activity can be done in the house or the backyard. Players should start slowly and then increase speed as they become more comfortable with the activity.
Moving Inside Out
The Moving Inside Out activity can be done in the house or the backyard.
Slide on the Move
The Slide on the Move activity can be done in the house or the backyard. Start slow and add speed while always maintaining control of the ball.
Box, Roll & Step
The Box, Roll & Step activities can be done in the house or the backyard and players can use plastic cups, shin guards, or socks for cones. Don't forget the challenge to see how fast you can go while maintaining control of the ball.
Box, Roll & Step
The Forward L Backward L Switch activity can be done in the house or the backyard. Remember to start slow and then add speed while always maintaining control of the ball.
Inside Scissors
The Inside Scissor activity can be done in the house or the backyard. Remember to start slow and then add speed while always maintaining control of the ball.
Ball Mastery
The Ball Mastery activities can be done in the house or the backyard. Remember to start slow and then add speed while always maintaining control of the ball.
Turning with the Ball
For the Turning with the Ball activities, players will need a wall or bench and something to use for a cone such as a socks, shin guard or a plastic cup.
Home with the Pros
The New England Revolution's Home with the Pros training activities can be done in the house or the backyard. Start slow and then add speed while always maintaining control of the ball.
Quick Feet Challenge
The Quick Feet Challenge can be done in the house or the backyard. Start slow and then add speed while always maintaining control of the ball.
Knee Juggling Challenge
The Knee Juggling Challenge can be done in the house or the backyard. How many can you do in a row?
Toe Taps
Toe Taps can be done in the house or the backyard. It's a great warm up that can be combined with other Soccer Skills at Home activities.
Inside Out Ball Mastery
The Inside Out Ball Mastery activity can be done in the house or the backyard. Players can use cups, socks or shin guards for the "cones".
Tic Tacs
The Tic Tacs activity can be done in the house or the backyard.
Ground Control
These ground control activities can be done in the house or the backyard. The video shows four components:
The Warm-Up
The Activity
The Progression (the Activity with a twist)
The Challenge
Keep trying the challenge to see how fast you can go and maintain control.
Home Dribbling
These dribbling activities can be done in the house or the backyard. The video shows four components:
The Warm-Up
The Activity
The Progression (the Activity with a twist)
The Challenge
Keep trying the challenge to see how many you can complete.
Extra Footwork
These extra footwork activities can be done in the backyard or in a basement. Some of these are easy but they get more difficult as the video continues. Challenge yourself to see how many you can master.
Outside Inside
The Outside Inside activity can be indoors or outdoors. The video highlights the activity using the right foot, but players should try both the right and left foot.
Triangle Keep Up
The Triangle Keep Up activity is great for all players and especially goalies. The players can use shin guards or other objects for the cones.
Self Passing & Receiving
For this Self Passing & Receiving activity, players can use a wall or a sofa.
10 Minute Footwork
The 10 Minute Footwork activity includes:
Inside Outside - 30 seconds
Toe Pull - 30 seconds
Cruyff - 30 seconds
Rollover - 30 seconds
Croqueta - 30 seconds
Drag Back - 30 seconds
Hot Step - 30 seconds
L Cut - 30 seconds
Behind the Back - 30 seconds
Body Fient - 30 seconds
Taps
The Taps activity includes Sole Taps, Inside Taps, V Turns, and Pull Push Rolls. For these activities, you can use your shin guards as cones.
The four skills demonstrated in today's video get gradually more difficult. If you want to get better at these moves, practice them not until you can perform them correctly, but until you don't make a mistake when performing them.
Two Cones
The Two Cones activity builds on the Taps video to provide players with another activity to build footwork skills. Once again, players can use their shin guards as cones.
