Ball Basics
Ball Basics is your daily training library. This is where you get your reps in — 10 minutes at a time, as often as you can.
The players who feel comfortable on the ball got there by doing short, focused sessions. Over and over. Ball Basics is where that happens.
Ball Basics is where you train. Ball Boss is where you prove it.
How to Use Ball Basics
Section titled “How to Use Ball Basics”Pick 5–10 skills. Do about 1 minute of each. A full session is around 10 minutes.
You don’t need to do every skill every session. Pick what you’re working on. Stay focused. Go again tomorrow.
Suggested 10-Minute Session
Section titled “Suggested 10-Minute Session”| Skill | Time |
|---|---|
| Outside Circle – Right Foot | 1 min |
| Outside Circle – Left Foot | 1 min |
| Laces Drag – Right Foot | 1 min |
| Laces Drag – Left Foot | 1 min |
| Toe Taps | 1 min |
| Sole Roll | 1 min |
| Inside Touch | 1 min |
| Drag Back | 1 min |
| Free choice | 2 min |
This is a starting point, not a fixed routine. Adjust based on what your coach is working on at training.
Skills in This Library
Section titled “Skills in This Library”Outside Circle
Section titled “Outside Circle”Outside-of-the-foot control, moving the ball in a circle around your body. Builds the fine touch most players skip early on.
Laces Drag
Section titled “Laces Drag”Dragging the ball forward using the laces — the top of the foot. Breaks the habit of toe-poking and builds proper contact.
Ball Boss Skills
Section titled “Ball Boss Skills”These four skills are tested in the Ball Boss pathway. Practise them here daily before your test.
- Toe Taps — ball feel and rhythm
- Sole Roll — close control
- Inside Touch — direction changes
- Drag Back — turning under pressure
Passing & Receiving
Section titled “Passing & Receiving”The inside pass and the first touch. Simple, important, often underpractised.
The Point of Ball Basics
Section titled “The Point of Ball Basics”Ball Basics helps you get better every day. The skills you practise here are the same ones tested in Ball Boss and future pathways.
Consistent short sessions beat occasional long ones. Ten minutes today, ten minutes tomorrow — that’s how the ball starts to feel like part of you.
Working toward your first button? See Ball Boss → for what gets tested.