Football Dribbling - Round To Score

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Aim: To improve dribbling technique

Suitable for: U9’s and upwards

Equipment: Marked area, 1 goal, 1 ball per striker

Organisation: Players dribble from the starting point with the ball to the 1st area where a defender is positioned. After dribbling past this defender the player must now take on the 2nd defender. Then with a clear run on goal the striker must go around the keeper to slot the ball into the net. Continuous practice.

Progressions:

Encourage players to run at defenders and goalkeeper at pace
Increase distances between defenders
Add another defender, start run from half way line

Coaching Points

What part of the boot to use (inside for dribbling, outside when running with ball in open areas)
The distance the ball should be away from the dribblers feet
Players encouraged to do pieces of skill to beat defenders
Head up / vision / awareness

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