Free Soccer Drills
SKILL
Counter Attacking | Skill Practice (02-P2)
- Add 2 areas, where players must perform a different trick and with increased traffic closer control is encouraged.
- Add a defender to add pressure to dribblers, so they must avoid each other as well as perform a dribble in area.
- With increased difficulty with added defender, a floater could act as a wall pass for dribblers under pressure.
- To develop dribbling as a skill, we must ensure players are comfortable without pressure, before adding these progressions. Coaches may wish to focus on a specific dribble before or after allowing players to be expressive in trying new skills.
- S | Depending on numbers the area can be reduced or increased in size, to alter difficulty based on player's ability.
- T | Dribblers could be encouraged to get a certain number of dribbles in each area or within a certain time. i.e. 5 different dribbles or tricks in 30 seconds in each area.
- E | Extra floaters can be added or number of balls reduced so players must lay ball off after dribble and become a passer.
- P | With added defenders, dribblers challenge is increased and lessened with added floaters, as the coach you must decide what course of action to take.
- Advanced | More able young players may have the area split into 4 quarters, and encouraged to perform a different dribble in each area, again opposed. They could also be encouraged during the practice to only use their weaker foot, or alternate feet in each dribble.