Each week i give the kids a skill to learn and then they take that away and spend a minimum of 5mins a night practicing with a parent, brother, sister. Once completed the parent, brother, sister signs a sheet of paper so we know they have completed the homework and also so you as parents can learn and see what they are being taught.

Week 1 - Push and Turn

This skill can be used when you have your back to an opponent to create your own space and turn.

• Use the outside of the foot to push the ball to the side when you receive the ball from a team mate
• Twist your body in the direction of the ball
• Take the ball away from the opponent into the space you have just created

Week 2 - Drag and Push

This skill can be used to beat an opponent 1v1 or used to turn away from a group of players into space

• Place foot on ball
• Drag the ball back (with the cleats) from an opponent to then draw them in to make a tackle
• Push the ball (with the laces) forward past the opponent once he/she has committed themselves to make the tackle

Progression:

• Place foot on ball
• Twist foot and body to face Left/Right
• Drag the ball back (with the cleats)
• Twist the body in the direction of the ball where it has been dragged back to
• Push the ball forward using the inside of the foot into space and past the opponent

Week 3 - The 'Ronaldo' Chop

Link - www.videojug.com/film/the-ronaldo-chop

This skill can be used to beat an opponent 1v1 or push the ball out to a player on your team

• Dribble the ball forward
• Place Left foot over the ball to the right of your body
• Use the inside of the right foot to push the ball to the side into space past an opponent or to a team mate

Progression:

• Dribble the ball forward
• Place Left foot over the ball to the right of your body
• Use the inside of the right foot to push the ball forward past an opponent

Week 4 - The ’Maradona’ (Not the leaping hand ball)

Link - www.videojug.com/film/the-maradona

This skill can be used to beat an opponenet 1v1 or even 2 opponents

• Place the right foot on the ball (Whilst dribbling)
• Twist you body to the left
• Place you left foot on the ball
• Continue to twist to the left and take the ball to complete a complete circle

Week 5 - ’Drag & Through’

This skill can be used to get out of a tight spot and turn away or turn to cross

• Place left foot on the ball
• Move the ball with the cleats to you right across your body
• Bring you right foot over the ball to you left still facing forward
• Bring you left foot parallel to you right foot
• Turn you body to the right
• Take the ball away with you left foot to cross, shoot or move into space 

Week 6 - The 'Cyruff' Turn

Link - www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html#34001/1/520726

Being performed in a game:

The skill can be used to turn away from an opponent

• Dribble with the ball
• The foot you are not using to dribble with bring to the side of the ball
• Use your dribbling foot to ’fake’ a cross or shot
• Once you have ’faked’ the cross or shot bring the foot back towards the ball and use the inside of the foot to knock the ball behind you
• Turn away from the opponent with the ball

Week 7 - The 'Del Piero'

Link - www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html#34001/1/520728

This skill can be used to move the ball to the side to create space

• Dribble with the ball
• Push the ball forward in front of you and turn your body to the side
• Then drag the ball back with your dribbling foot
• Then push the ball past you standing foot to the side