Capital Sports Performance

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Footwork Drill focusing on changing direction.

Picture receiving the ball and heading down the line, defender is following you closely so you pull back and play back to where the ball came from.

@dina_abdeen_ shows that being [email protected] use both feet makes you a more unpredictable player 🔥

#cspcrew

Footwork Drill focusing on changing direction.

Picture receiving the ball and heading down the line, defender is following you closely so you pull back and play back to where the ball came from.

@dina_abdeen_ shows that being [email protected] use both feet makes you a more unpredictable player 🔥

#cspcrew

This drill is used to create space to adjust the angle of a pass.

Details to think about when passing:
- which foot do I play to?
- what’s my movement after I pass the ball?
- which foot should I use to pass the ball?

This drill seems simple until you add in all of the questions. What we stressed is to play the ball to the outside foot (ie away from the defender). Check away to create a better angle for your teammate to drop the ball off. And finally let the ball come across your body before passing it through, allowing the ball again to stay away from the defender.

Little details make your decisions and the game overall much easier to accomplish.

#cspcrew

@dina_abdeen_ working on taking the first touch into space and beating the defender at the same time.

While doing this, make sure you use your body weight, instead of just kicking the ball, to help keep the ball with you.

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Friday Group showing a Great warm up drill to get your touch and body going.

Check away from the defender, receive the ball across your body and focus on playing a weighted pass into your teammates foot away from the defender.

Give the drill a try and tag @csportsperformance

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In this drill @dina_abdeen_ focuses on Outside of the foot control around a cone alternating feet, check in and then check out into space, focus on first touch then play a driven pass.

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Partner Shooting Drill focusing on movement, touch, and focusing on ball when striking.

Tag a friend who needs help shooting!

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First Touch ➡️ Change of Direction using the Sole 🤙🏽

Tag someone who needs to learn to dance with the ⚽️

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*️⃣Small Space Drill *️⃣
Try out this drill using every part of the foot to control the ball. Great to use during a warmup to get your touch ready for practice or gameplay 🤙🏽
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Why use two touches when you can beat the defender with the first?

▫️Lean your body in the direction you’re going
▫️Keep eyes focused on the ball
▫️ Use your body’s momentum to push the ball into space

Tag someone who needs to focus on their 1️⃣st Touch!

#cspcrew

Using the outside of the foot to control a ball out of the air to beat a defender is one of the most unexpected skills that can be used.

This skill takes extra focus to make sure the ball does not get stuck under you when trying to push it into space.

Make sure to keep your eye on the ball and try to time the bounce to push the ball away as soon as it hits the ground!

#tag a friend who needs to work on their outside foot!

#cspcrew

1️⃣ST TOUCH DRILL

Ask any coach what the most important technical skill every top player has to master before anything else and the answer is 1st Touch!

Being able to bring the ball out of the sky with your laces is one of the simplest ways to make sure the touch lands exactly where you want it, no matter where the defenders are around you.

Try this simple drill out and focus on giving the ball the softest possible landing.

#tag a teammate that needs to work on their first touch!

#cspcrew

Quality work from the morning group. Focus on thoughtful passes and movement off the ball. 🤙🏽 #cspcrew

If you look at the best players in the world you will notice two things in everything they do. CONSISTENCY and INTENSITY #cspcrew

Being able to change directions and still stay calm on the ball is important at the higher levels.

Players that grasp the idea that you have to change speeds to either get away from a defender or to create space will be the players that will demand the ball in the game.

Running fast and playing fast are two different things 🤯

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Fast footwork drill by @rileyfitzhugh

This drill can be used in an interval form to work on conditioning as well. Ex: 20 seconds work, 15 seconds rest for 3 rounds #cspcrew

Working with @bellaclark04 on shooting from outside the box. Focus on finding far Upper 90 with pace and a little whip.

Bella is going to have goalies standing and watching in the fall 😂 #cspcrew 🤙🏽

Fast footwork drill by @rileyfitzhugh

This drill can be used in an interval form to work on conditioning as well. Ex: 20 seconds work, 15 seconds rest for 3 rounds #cspcrew

The ladies were pinging the ball around in the heat. Great use of body movement to open the field and technique on the passes 🥵🌡

Running in the Rain

There’s always been something special to me about sprinting in the rain. Maybe it’s that there’s no one else out there, so you can focus on technique without worrying about distractions, almost like a meditation. Or maybe it’s that you know you had the discipline to get out there when other people changed plans due to the weather.

For me it always reminds me of playing in tough matches when I was younger, and how the rain added that little something to make it feel more intense.

Whatever it may be to me, or to you, fitness, mindset, or just wanting to do something, don’t let something small like bad weather stop you from sticking to whatever plan you have! 🤙🏽 #cspcrew

Sole mastery exercise that is perfect for small space training. Focus on rolling the ball with the area right under where your toes meet your feet. 🤙🏽 #cspcrew

Not so simple tekkers⚠️

Obviously not going to happen in a game, but In this time of playing no games or team practice, why not have some fun and try out some things to get more comfortable on the ball? 🤷‍♂️

Try this pattern out and send us your best attempt Tag #cspcrew

@bellaclark04 with another footwork drill from @_nate_weiss_ this time coming from the middle of a forest 😂 👍 #cspcrew

@bellaclark04 showing off one of @_nate_weiss_ technical drills. Staying home doesn’t mean take a break from your training. This is the perfect time to perfect your technique! 👏 Nice work Bella!!

❕3 Tricky Turns❕

Try these turns at home to fool your defenders out of their boots 🤣🤙🏽 #cspcrew

❕Missing the game😢❕
#csptribe

❕3 Cone Technical Work❕

Find the rhythm then add speed to your touch!

Give it a shot and tag @carports performance

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❕At Hope Simple Wall Drills❕

These drills are simple to set up, you only need a ball and a wall. Try to work up to 20 of each without any mistakes and watch your touch become next level!

Try them out and be sure to tag us @csportsperformance