Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Dribbling Session

Dribble Box (15 mins)

Objective

Dribble to box, stop the ball, pass and follow

Key Points

-Cushion ball way want to go

-Head up

-Drive with ball at speed

Variations

-Inside,outside, weak foot dribble

-Weak foot pass

-Stop ball and perform a skill

-Extend distance

-Competition between groups

End Zones (20 mins)

Objective

Score goals by dribbling through the opposistions goals into their end zone

Key Points

-Keep the ball close to your feet.

-Vary the surfaces of the foot to control the ball (inside/outside/sole)

-Keep your head up and look where your opposition / team mates are.

-Look to use change of pace and direction

-Use a skill to beat an opponent (feint / stepover / etc)

-Look to pass to a team mate in space so that they can dribble into the end zone and score

Variations

-When a player succesfully dribbles into the other teams end zone, they keep possession and play the other way until ball is lost.

-Designate a specific corner for each team to dribble into.

-Set a time players have to get the ball into an end zone or they lose possession.

-Put a target on the amount of passes before you can get into the end zone, for example 4 passes, to encourage players to run/dribble with the ball more.