When soccer isn't in season, you need a way to keep your feet nimble and practiced. That's hard to do in cold weather, and your parents aren't about to let you kick a soccer ball around the house. So what's a good way to maintain your skills while keeping things safely inside the house when the weather is cold?

It's easy: Footbags. Also knows as hackies (which stems from “Hacky Sack,” the original trademarked name of the product), footbags can be a great way to keep your feet in shape and ready for soccer season. You might even try buying some soccer hackies — footbags that look like soccer balls — to keep your mind on the game.

Here are a few basic footbag maneuvers you'll need in order to excel in the sport, as well as one move that's a bit more advanced. Practice these every day, and not only will you be ready for soccer season, you'll have gained a valuable and impressive new skill.

Kick. This is the simplest footbag maneuver, and it's exactly what it sounds like: Kicking the bag. There are three basic kicks you'll want to learn: The inside kick, wherein you kick the bag with the inside of your foot; the outside kick, wherein you kick the bag with the outside of your foot; and the toe kick.

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I have been the head coach of my current team for about 1,5 years now, and during that period, we have done a total of 3 sessions (!) where we exclusively focused on conditioning, not related to regular soccer training. Those 3 sessions where done as a Plan B because our training field was covered in snow.

Our philosophy on conditioning for soccer players is that everything can (and should) be performed on the soccer field, during regular soccer training. And most of those sessions can be done with the soccer ball.

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For instance, let me give you one example of one of the absolute best drills to improve the players condition as well as their ability to make good decisions during a soccer game:

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The variations are endless, and by making a few small adjustments, you make these drills so intense and demanding that it's insane.

At the end of a game when the players are tired, the team where the players can make the best decisions is the team that will win the game. Sure, you may be able to run a mile at a pretty decent time, but that's got nothing to do with soccer.

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Over-and-Under. This is the most advanced move on this list, and can take weeks to learn, even if you've mastered the more basic moves presented here. First, kick the ball into play from a toe stall. Then twirl the kicking foot around your other leg and catch the ball in an inside stall. Then toss it back into play and keep going you can be published without charge. You can to republish this article in your website or blog. Please provide links Active.