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Dribbling drills and ball control

Dribbling is an important part of football (soccer). Dribbling exercises help players develop their ball control skills.

Drills: Dribbling

football drill: Line Dribbling
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Line Dribbling

Like line running, but with the ball. Can use an agreed or free dribbling method. The line must be clearly reached before turning. First, dribble to the 1st line and back, then to the 2nd line and...
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football drill: Technical Course
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Technical Course

Technical course that begins with a "zigzag" pattern. At and between the cones, you can perform different turns, feints & dribbling styles.* After the "zigzag", there's a slalom course with cones,...
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football drill: Feint Roulette
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Feint Roulette

Players advance one by one towards the first "opponent" (cones), perform a feint* and continue to the next "opponent". At the second cone, they perform a feint to the opposite side and finish with a...
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football drill: Cone Dribbling
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Cone Dribbling

Different colored cones are placed in the area. Players dribble freely in the area, but in a way that they don't collide with each other. The coach walks outside the area with different colored cones...
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football drill: The Runaway
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The Runaway

The drill involves two players; one with the ball and the other without the ball. The player without the ball is supposed to catch the player with the ball by touching them as quickly as possible,...
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football drill: Dribbling King
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Dribbling King

Individual game, where half of the players have a ball. The aim is to dribble through as many gates as possible in one minute. If a player loses the ball, they must win it back for themselves. No...
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football drill: Tag in a square
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Tag in a square

Agree on who starts as the tagger. During the tag game, players don't go inside the square but dribble outside the area. The player being chased must observe the tagger's movements and perform stops...
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football drill: Color Dribbling
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Color Dribbling

Create an area in the middle where players dribble freely without colliding with other players. Different colored areas are set up outside this central area. When the coach calls out a color, players...
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football drill: Pursuit Relay
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Pursuit Relay

Pursuit relay with two teams. The objective is to catch up with the other team. Players run with the ball for a complete lap and then hand over the ball to the next player in line. After completing...
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