- Brush your teeth
- Stretch the Hip Flexor for 2 minutes (See Week 1)
- Do your push-ups and planks (7+7+7+7)
- Shower on your toes
- Juggling and Turns
This week, I'm only adding turns. Still do your juggling - improve by count or time. Attempt to improve your juggling at least 10 minutes a day.
Turns
I'm going to go over four turns. Your job is to do them for one minute. That means I'm only adding 4-5 minutes to your routine. You can do it!
So - for each of these turns, throw a couple t-shirts down so you can get 2-3 touches between them. Maybe that's about 5 yards. You can do this in your room, in the yard, in the front entry way, wherever. Next, do each of the four turns below for one minute straight. On one side, use your left foot, on the other side, use your right foot.
Pull back - This is when you stop the ball with the sole of your foot and pull it in the opposite direction from which you were going. The important thing is that the ball is always visible to you. I like to say the eyes of your chest can see the ball (because your real eyes should be looking for the goal or a pass!).
Outside (little toe) - Literally, use your little toe to cut the ball away from its current path and back the way you came from. Ideally, you burst away from this move getting not only an awesome change of direction, but also a change of speed.
Cruyff - This one you are faking a cross or a shot. Get your arms big. Sell this fake. Watch the defender go the wrong way. Imagine it. Do it.
Blocking - Use this one to buy time. It puts your whole body between you and the defender. It is a stepover and a pivot combined into one.
So - for each of these turns, throw a couple t-shirts down so you can get 2-3 touches between them. Maybe that's about 5 yards. You can do this in your room, in the yard, in the front entry way, wherever. Next, do each of the four turns below for one minute straight. On one side, use your left foot, on the other side, use your right foot.
Pull back - This is when you stop the ball with the sole of your foot and pull it in the opposite direction from which you were going. The important thing is that the ball is always visible to you. I like to say the eyes of your chest can see the ball (because your real eyes should be looking for the goal or a pass!).
Outside (little toe) - Literally, use your little toe to cut the ball away from its current path and back the way you came from. Ideally, you burst away from this move getting not only an awesome change of direction, but also a change of speed.
Cruyff - This one you are faking a cross or a shot. Get your arms big. Sell this fake. Watch the defender go the wrong way. Imagine it. Do it.
Blocking - Use this one to buy time. It puts your whole body between you and the defender. It is a stepover and a pivot combined into one.
For a greater challenge:
Cheers.
- Increase the time. Do it for two minutes straight. Maybe Three minutes
- Tripple your turns on each cone. Especially the Cruyff. You fake, fake again, fake again. If you pull this off, the defender will hate you.
- Set up three cones and change the move on each cone
- Add your favorite turns
Cheers.
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