 This is the ultimate guide for one-on-one soccer skills in this video I'll show you how to beat defenders in one-to-one situations the best one be one soccer moves that you should use in matches how to practice one-on-one soccer training drills by yourself and tons of other advice to give you more confidence in one-to-one situations so you can beat more defenders the next time you play If you don't know about me, I used to be a huge underachiever, but through obsessive self-improvement I found my success earned a college scholarship played for my national futsal team a YouTube channel with over 100 million views I've helped players worldwide and I'd love to help you improve faster and achieve more So first of all when you get this analyze the space as that ball is coming to you before it's coming to you You already know okay. He's off me as soon as I get that I see the runs are coming in the box Well if I have time I'm just gonna play it when I'm gonna get it on my right foot and I'm just gonna play it into the box Okay, so realize that your job as the winger in this area is not necessarily to beat the guy It's to deliver the cross now if the cross has to come early because your teammates are making the run Where the space is there then take that option if however your teammates haven't gotten to the box No one's making good runs. There's no options. Well now you're in a situation where yes I may have to beat this guy so now I can get my head up I can get a better angle and I can make a better decision and give it a better quality cross So I want you to use moves, but I want you to use them when they're necessary. So a lot of players They might be marked by this guy. Maybe the ball is coming across in the midfield. They're the winger They're the wide player. They're receiving it like here Well, he's already on top of me. He might get on top of my touch. He might force me to go backwards I don't have the time and space to put in the cross or to go at him with speed You want to think about getting space for yourself So as that ball is coming across instead of trying to receive it here, I want to check out here So now I have space to either put in that cross or I can go at him with speed and make my decision So think about getting a little space for yourself now when that ball does come to you play man yet If I'm deciding that I'm gonna go at him because I know it's not the right time to cross my teammates aren't in the box Then I'm gonna do that without hesitation. I already know Boom, I want to get at him So I'm going without hesitation. I'm not receiving the ball playing one more time. I'm not coming here Receiving the ball now getting my head up now. Okay hesitating hesitating Okay, he's closed me down and even if I do beat him. Where am I going? He's right on top of me So go without hesitation think about getting your space for yourself Analyzing is it the right time to cross or should I make a move in this situation? So the number one rule when you're taking someone on do not hesitate Hesitation will get you tackled. So if I'm in this situation with him and I don't know what I'm doing I don't know where to go. I'm allowing him to close me down. He becomes in control So the longer you take to make a move the more he becomes in control if I just go without hesitation Okay, now I'm in control and Even if your skills are poor even if you have really bad dribbling or a bad touch If you go at him without hesitation, you will be successful. Okay, if I let him get set. He's lower to the ground He's ready to turn. He's ready to react, but if I just go I don't let him get set I'm gonna beat him simply with speed and no hesitation very direct. I don't have to Do all this and try to not make him or put it over his head. Okay grab that for me I don't have to do all these skills. I can just touch it to the left to the right and go with pace So even if you're not the fastest player, like I said, don't hesitate be direct You'll get space. You'll get space to put in a cross. You'll get space to Create a pass for yourself or get a shot on goal And what I would suggest if the space is there just dribble into the space But if he's not letting me get into the space, that's different now. I might have to shift him one way And create space for myself. I'm not so concerned about him. I'm more concerned about the space I want to attack. When I pick up the ball I'm just trying to sprint to the net as quickly as possible and I'll dodge everyone along the way And I think a lot of us get in the situation and we over complicate it We think we have to embarrass him or we think we have to do moves when in reality if we're just very quick with Our decision-making we dribble into space if we have to Shift him in one direction or another we will. What if I try to take him on and I can't get past him. Okay, so let's say we went down the line here And we get in this situation. What do I do now? What a lot of players do is we stop here and now we get stuck and now again, he becomes in control He might be a big strong defender suddenly. He pushes me off the ball So if you try to dribble and it doesn't work just turn just keep moving do not stop So something like this if I want to come down here Didn't work. That's all right. He comes inside didn't work just turn just keep moving Just keep the ball moving and you're gonna make it much more difficult for him to tackle With that in mind here are eight skill moves you can use to beat more defenders Move number one is just a simple change of direction Instead of always worrying about the defender Just focus on attacking the space if you can learn to simplify your dribbling You're gonna beat more players right away You can take this move to the next level by changing your pace as well as your direction Move number three is an outside skip. This is a move I use all the time when I'm playing And instead of the change of direction where you were taking your touch at about a 45 degree angle here If you like this content check out the soccer success planner. You can download it for free There's a link in the description below and for advanced training check out the online soccer Okay, you're going at a 90 degree angle and you're basically avoiding the lunge of the defender So getting away from him and then quickly moving past him Number four luck croquette this was made famous by any ester a few years ago But you see players use it all the time. Basically, it's a very quick touch from your left to right or right to left foot Again, you're trying to avoid the lunge of the defender's tackle Do it quickly You're basically passing that ball as quickly as you can from one foot to the other Number five is a single body faint. So you're basically making a hard step beside the ball Now you're not just stepping you're trying to shake the defender with your movement So really throw the defender with your leg with your body and even your eyes Move number six is taking the last move to the next level. It's just a double body faint So again, you're really stepping hard to each side of the ball trying to shift the defender Get him off balance and then quickly accelerating into the space you have created Move number seven is a step over similar to the body faint here You're putting your foot around the ball Again, you want to shift the defender with your foot with your body and your eyes Really get him off balance and then you're going to quickly explode in the opposite direction The final move is a double step over You want to try to do your stepovers as quickly as possible while keeping good control and good balance But you really want to force your defender to move and adjust to your movements. So remember it's not just putting your foot around the ball It's really selling your faints Remember the importance of being an effective dribbler I want you to realize that being a good dribbler is more about the mindset than the actual skills Obviously you need to have good touch and good technique But you need to have that mindset that when you get that ball your feet you are attacking with purpose and pace A lot of times you don't even need moves You just need to attack that space and force defenders to chase you rather than worrying about them So the first thing I want to say or the first tip I want to give you Is always use both feet as you can see in this video and all of my videos I'm always using both feet a lot of you are complaining that your weak foot isn't strong enough The truth is you are not using it enough So whenever you're practicing always use both feet and eventually you will have two strong feet Next thing I want you to think about is the speed at which you're doing these drills try to do them as quick as possible If you're just jogging through the cones, you really aren't challenging yourself. You're not making it realistic You should be getting tired. You should be losing control of the ball at some points So really keep up the speed it will benefit you it will improve your skill, but it will also improve your fitness Next thing I want you to think about is those small little touches whenever you're moving forward So it's really important that you always keep the ball really close to you Just think about messy those little touches on his left foot. How many touches does he get in a short period? The ball is always within his control. So don't let the ball get away from you Finally, the last tip I want you to focus on is getting really low to the ground bending your knees Whenever you change direction. So whether you are beating a defender Or you're just going in the opposite direction focus on getting lower. This will help you be more explosive And I just wanted to show you this clip because this is what I was doing between each drill If you would like to have more confidence in one-on-one situations beat players with more consistency and have no hesitation When you're on the field, I want you to practice this dribbling or soccer move routine for the next week Very simple five different moves. All I want you to do is 20 repetitions 10 going each direction 10 going to the left 10 going to the right You can use a minute of rest between each exercise If you need it if you want to challenge yourself and get some fitness out of this as well Eliminate the rest if you like this content check out the soccer success planner. You can download it for free There's a link in the description below and for advanced training. Check out the online soccer academy