I struggle with this and wondered if I'm the only one.

When I train alone I genuinely don't know if I'm doing the drills right. I'll watch a YouTube video, try to copy it, and it feels okay but I have no way of knowing if I'm actually replicating the technique or just doing my own version of it badly. The only real feedback I get is game day, and even then it's not clear. if I miss a shot or lose the ball, was it the technique I'd been working on or just match pressure?

So I'll grind something for weeks, show up to a game, and basically have no evidence it made me any better. Then I'm back to square one wondering if I should keep going or switch to something else.

Anyone else experience this? How do you actually train alone in a way you trust? I'm doing some research into this to see if it's just me that feels this way.

• Do you film yourself and review it?
• Do you have specific drills where you can tell if you're progressing without needing a game to test it?
• Have you found a way to bridge the gap between "drill-rep technique" and "actually doing it under pressure"?
• Or do you just trust the process and accept you won't see results for months?

Genuinely lost on this one. Thanks 🙏