I am sure you have heard the old saying, practice makes perfect.  In soccer, that saying couldn’t be more accurate.  If you want to grow as a soccer player the one thing that you need to do is practice an array of soccer drills.  By going to your standard practices you'll be able to learn a lot, but if you want to be a stand out you need to practice on your own as well.  Below are some free soccer drills that will get you on the right track.

The first drill we are going to discuss is called juggling.  I know what you may be thinking, “how am I going to juggle in a game?”  Well, your not.  What juggling does is lay the ground work for more advanced skills in the future.  This soccer drill is easy, fun and the best part is that it can be done alone.  By practicing juggling, you’ll develop a great feel for the ball.

By doing this your trapping and dribbling ability will grow which is necessary in game play.  Also, juggling will strengthen balance, concentration and the ability to use both feet to kick the ball.  All that is necessary is to juggle a half an hour a day to help lay the ground work for other skills.

Our second drill is known as one on one dribbling.  As you can guess, this needs to be done with a partner.  There are so many instances in game play where you'll need to take on an opponent and get past them.  The more practice you have with one on one dribbling the better you’ll be when it really counts, in a game.

It’s a good idea to play both roles when practicing this skill.  You’ll want to be the defender in one instance and then play the attacker in the next.  Make a game out of it, when the player your practicing with gets past you, it’s a point and vice versa.

Our final skill  is called one touch passing.  To make this most effective you will need some of your friends.This will develop your agility and ball handling skills.  The basics of this drill is having at least 4 players, 2 on either side about 10 feet apart.  To start, just pass the ball to someone on the opposing side by only touching it once.  When the ball comes to you immediately kick it to someone else.  After a short bit of time you should try and speed it up some to increase skill.

Soccer drills are the backbone of what makes a good player great.  Be sure to practice these free soccer drills on a regular basis.  Most, if not all the best in the game practice for hours on their own.  Is it any wonder why they are  as good as they are.