A recommended resource:  David Platt, who has excelled as an England international player, and has extensive high-level coaching experience, has put together some outstanding coaching resources. 

One unusual feature is that you can arrange with him to have individual guidance by email.

Recommended by a number of high-level coaches…

Coaching Points:

1. Lock ankle of pass foot and turn foot outward;
2. Step beside the ball, keeping knee of plant leg slightly bent, with toe of plant foot pointed where you want the ball to go;
3. Stike middle of ball with pass foot and follow through;
4. Stay loose and on your toes as the ball is approaching, so that you can adjust body position easily…

Players in pairs with one ball per pair, one pair in each 5x5 yd. grid. Coach demonstrates Inside of Foot pass. Players pass inside their own grid for 5 min. Emphasize toe up, heel down, ankle locked, turn foot out sideways; plant foot faces direction pass is to go; kicking leg bent slightly. Hit through the ball slightly above center, contacting the ball with inside of foot between ball of foot and heel…

The most critical skill which a soccer player can possess is the ability to get the ball under control on his first touch. Without a good first touch, the player is vulnerable to losing possession and is distracted from his task of deciding where to go next (because he has no idea where the ball might go after he touches it for the first time).

This lesson plan deals with very basic receiving and stopping of the ball which is coming toward the player on the ground…