King's 20 minute "Mini-practice"

I.) Juggling practice (5 min.)

II.) (500) Fakes (7 min.)(-The complete "drill" utilizes at least 500 fakes, feints and touches.)
Warm-up touches

  1. In-betweens with step-over 180 turn. (15 in-betweens up then stepover turn and go back 2 times.)
  2. Toe touches moving forward alternating feet. (Do 15 up and back 2 times with "pullback" turn.)
  3. Toe touches moving backwards alternating feet. (Do 15 up and back 2 times.)
  4. Side hop rolls moving forward, first right foot then back with left. (Up and back 2-4 times.)
  5. Outside foot touches with "fast feet" between touches. (Up and back 2-4 times.)
  6. Speed Changes with sudden stop, ("Hop-stop"). (Up and back several times.)
  7. Outside to inside roll right foot across body, touch forward with left foot.
    Alternate. (Do 10 up and back 2 times.)
  8. Inside to outside roll right foot out to the (right) side, touch forward with right foot.
    Alternate. (Do 10 up and back 2 times.)
  9. Skip touches. (Skip forward touching the ball with the front foot, each skip.)
  10. "Run Throughs" Smother and trap running through a tossed ball. (Up and back several times.)

Turning Fakes
(Dribble out about 5 yds. - make a 180 cut/turn and then return and make another. Do at least 10 cuts going back and forth with each foot.)

  1. Pull backs.
  2. Fake kick into inside/outside cuts.
  3. Stepover 180 turns.
  4. Inside-Shield turns & Outside Shield Turns.(Dribble out then "inside" cut the ball multiple times to turn a complete "540" and return.)
  5. Cruyff turns.
  6. Stop-hop.

Fakes to beat the opponent
(Dribble out about 10 - 20yds. and then back again - make 10 fakes out and 10 fakes back.) Choose 3 - 5.

  1. Lunges.
  2. Double Lunges.
  3. Pull V's, alternating feet. (Up and back 2 times.)
  4. Pull "backwards" L's, alternating feet. (Up and back 2 times.)
  5. Scissors.
  6. Double scissors.
  7. Fake kick and push outside and Fake kick with cut inside.
  8. Rivelino.
  9. Matthews - Fake Matthews - Reverse Matthews.
  10. Prekki and Half Preki.
  11. Maradona or Garrincha.
  12. Stop and Go.
  13. Scotch Moves.
  14. Drag Swerve or Drag Scissors or Outside-Inside Swerve (the Ronaldo).
  15. Inside-inside Swerve.

III.) Kicking Power (3 min.)
25 - 50 hard kicks or volleys into the rebounder. (Click here for details)

IV.) Play Soccer Tennis! (5 min.) 2 or more people needed. (Click here for details)