Soccer Ball Control

To improve your soccer ball control you will need to understand that practice is the way to success. To illustrate a real world example I want you to consider this: When you started to learn how to write you felt that every sentence took a day to complete. However, after a year of practice you even managed to write a short story about your summer trip. Today, after several years of practice you are able to write a sentence in only few seconds.

The point with this example is to make your realize that the more effort you put in something, the better results you will get. You can’t expect to have great ball control if you don’t practice. To help you out I have created this article to give you ideas on how to improve your ball control. Following are the most common used methods for soccer ball control.

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Inside

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If you are new to soccer you should try to use the inside part of your foot as often you can. It will be easier for you to set up the ball then if you were using any other parts of your foot.

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Outside

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The outside is the most frequently used part for controlling a ball in soccer. The reason is pretty obvious, it is impossible to achieve same speed with any other parts of your foot. Keep in mind that you can squeeze the ball to the outside of your body with very little effort of foot readjustment. This is achieved with a smooth movement which can also disguise your intention to an opponent. This is the part you should use when you want to achieve maximum speed on the soccer field

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Sole

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The sole is very useful for controlling the ball when you are facing the opponents goal with your back with minimum space available but also when you are performing some particular soccer moves (e.g. 360 or Ferenc Puskas).