Do ball work for about 15-30 minutes per session. Each session should involve dribbling, juggling, controlled kicking of the ball into the air, and striking the ball against the wall. There are many other common drills you can mix into your routines as well. You can find lists of soccer drills online that target specific skills, for example shooting drills or defending drills. Go to a search engine and type in "soccer practice drills." You can further narrow down lists by age group or skill level. A good way to practice dribbling is the cone weave, or "cone drill." Arrange a line of ten to fifteen cones approximately a foot and a half apart. Dribble the ball in between the cones with controlled touches as tight as possible (about a couple of inches each). Dribble the ball in between the cones in a zig-zag pattern. Try to use three touches with the inside of the foot, then three touches with the outside of your foot, and repeat. Examples of other dribbling drills are close space drills, The George Best Game, and lane dribbling. Use both feet. Kick the bottom of the ball back and forth from foot to foot, using the top of your foot. Keep your feet loose. Also try using your knees, chest and head occasionally. Practice using both feet, and with correct form. Kick the ball just a couple of feet, focusing on having as little spin to the ball as possible. For example, practice bicycle kicks to score goals backwards. Throw the ball in the air or have someone kick the ball to you. Get in the line of the balls' flight and jump up with the opposite leg than you will kick with. Then whip your kicking leg upward to kick the ball behind you with the top of your foot. Practice basic kicks using the inside of your foot at the base of your ankle. Lock your ankle for surface area and power, and strike the ball with a quick motion. Practice "chipping" by sweeping the inside of the ball from underneath with your toe. Tilt your striking foot upward and lean your body back for more power. Look for drills that involve corner kicks, shooting on the run, improving accuracy, and using varying distance, angles, and heights. This not only helps you kick, it also gives you practice at control when the ball rebounds. Try hitting low and high targets. Practice making a second shot, as well as spinning before driving the subsequent strike at the wall. Try striking the ball continually while alternating feet. Practice adjusting the angle of your approach prior to shooting. Practice passing at different distances, in both tight and wide areas. Do drills that incorporate controlling, looking and passing with speed. Aim for movement and accuracy. Examples of passing drills are Split the Defenders, No Mans Zone, and The Bank Game. Shielding is defending the ball from other players by protecting the top and sides of the ball. Roll the ball over horizontally with your foot as you move from side to side. Use four cones try this with the cones spaced about ten feet apart in a square formation, and also with them spaced out on a larger scale. This way you can practice shielding backwards, to the left, frontwards, and to the right. Incorporate shielding and stopping. Practice various methods of defending, for example triangling. Do so against a defender, whenever possible. Practice receiving the ball aerially and heading it into score.
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One-sentence summary -- Practice at least three times a week. Practice dribbling. Juggle the ball. Kick the ball into the air. Shoot the ball into the goal. Strike the ball against the wall. Work on passing. Practice shielding. Work on heading drills.

If your home contains a lot of houseplants close to your windows, move them several feet away from the windows. Birds may spot them through the windows and view them as refuges. They may then fly into the window in an attempt to perch on the plants. Try to keep your curtains and blinds closed throughout the day, as this will help to deter birds from flying into the windows. Closed curtains or blinds will help to indicate that the windows are there. If you have vertical blinds in your home, you should try to keep them halfway closed or completely closed during the day. Keep your house dark at night by turning off any lights in rooms you are not using. This will prevent birds from being drawn to the lights in your home and flying into the windows.
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One-sentence summary -- Move indoor plants away from the windows. Close curtains and blinds as often as possible. Turn off any lights inside when they are not in use.

Choose a magazine/file holder made of plastic, wood, metal wire, or sturdy cardboard and secure it in place with 2-4 screws. Most standard hairdryers fit perfectly into this spot. Alternatively, use several removable adhesive strips instead of screws. These take up much less space, since each hook can hold 2 large towels. The towels may also dry faster than if you use towel rods that are stacked one in front of the next. Buy peel-and-stick magnetic strips, or use removable adhesive strips to secure the magnets in place. Use the magnetic strips to hold tweezers, bobby pins, cosmetic brushes, and other magnetic objects. Check to see how many of your personal care items are magnetic before trying this. Instead of relying on elbow grease alone to scrub a tub or toilet, let your drill do the hard work! Look for different types of scrub brush attachments where cleaning supplies are sold. Set the drill to its lowest speed first, then increase it as needed. Follow the brush attachment's instructions carefully. Don't use the attachment to clean fiberglass, laminate, wood, stone, or other surfaces unless the brush is specifically marketed for that purpose. Place the bucket on the floor directly in front of the sink. Place the larger end of the dustpan under the faucet so that the pan's handle is resting over the front edge of the sink. When you turn on the water it will flow through the channel in the handle, go over the edge, and fall like a waterfall into the bucket. Have some towels handy the first few times you try this. It may take a bit of practice to get the placement and water flow just right. This is a great hack if you have a bunch of similar-looking keys on your key ring. Gel nail polish adheres best to metal keys, but any type of polish will do. Hang or attach the shoe hanger to the back of a closet or pantry door, then fill the pockets with your cleaning bottles. Choose a shoe hanger with mesh or clear plastic pockets so you can easily differentiate the cleaning bottles. If you have a hanging rod in the closet, get a shoe hanger with hooks. For safety, add a lock to the door if there are kids around. Different DIY removers may work better for different materials. Give the following a try: For fabric, try hand sanitizer. For your skin or for wood surfaces, try rubbing alcohol. For painted walls, try hairspray or toothpaste. For ceramic or glass, mix 1 part white toothpaste and 1 part baking soda. After 30 minutes, use a wire brush or paintbrush cleaner to remove the loosened paint. Then, wash the brush with soap and water, rinse it, and let it air dry. If you heat the vinegar to nearly boiling in a pot on the stove, you can reduce the soaking time to 10 minutes. When painting a room, stir in 1UStbsp (15ml) of vanilla extract per 1USgal (3.8L) of paint. The vanilla will mask the unpleasant odor of the paint. Essential oils like peppermint work as well. This hack doesn't work on oil-based paint, since the vanilla extract or other essential oil creates a solution with the oils in the paintwhich may negate the pleasant scent you're aiming for or make the paint smell even worse. The oils aren't soluble with water-based paint, though, so they remain separate and help mask the paint odor.
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One-sentence summary --
Screw a magazine holder onto the back of a cabinet door to hold a hairdryer. Use coat hooks instead of rods to hang towels in a small bathroom. Apply magnetic strips behind cabinet doors to store personal care items. Buy a scrub brush attachment for your drill to clean tile and ceramic. Use a clean dustpan to fill a bucket that won't fit under the sink. Paint your keys with nail polish to color-code them. Store your household cleaners conveniently in a shoe hanger. Try different home remedies to remove permanent marker. Soak a crusty paintbrush in vinegar for 30 minutes to ease cleaning. Reduce the odor of water-based paint with vanilla extract.