The aim of this drill is to help the players to be comfortable with close control dribbling, with both feet, instep and outside of the foot, and completing the drill with a pass to their team mate.
1. Player dribbles firstly with the right foot, using the instep. they dribble around the cone using close control and the inside of the right foot, then pass to their team mate on the opposite cone, who will do the same, but with their left foot. once you complete the drill, follow the pass to the back of the opposite line to where you started. for the second drill on the right, players use the outside of the foot. keeping close control of the ball, it will improve the players confort and confidence of dribbling with the ball, and movement with the ball at their feet, and also their speed and skill of being able to change direction of play with a dribble, whilst maintaining close control of the ball.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
sportplan_football
Deliberate heading is now out of U11 grassroots matches. Here is how to coach chest, thigh and foot control so your players still win the ball in the air.
Long-range goals doubled at the 2026 World Cup as teams sat deep. Here is how to coach when to shoot from distance, the technique, and the follow-up.
Under FutureFit, your Under-9s stay at 5v5, your Under-11s stay at 7v7 and your Under-13s stay at 9v9. Same pitch, same numbers, one more year. Here is how to make sure that year feels like a step forward rather than a repeat.
