text: what are the best exercises or strategies to improve soccer skills?!? anywhere from dribbling to fakes to doing tricks with speed to accuracy to shooting to standing out and to get better... running definitely increases your endurance and you'll need that. but i recommend finding a brick wall and kicking the ball against it as many times as you can.  kick easy some, harder at other times.  switch feet and kick style.  over time, this will increase your feel for the ball and these touches will come in handy when playing with others.