Football: Dribble Maze

Improve confidence on the ball and get your players running at the opposition with this dribbling skills refresher plan

Players stand in a line with one ball each and take it in turns to run around the cones (space the cones around 5 metres apart).

The dribbling player should aim to keep the ball close to their feet at all times as they navigate around the cones.

As they approach the centre cone they run around it before moving onto the next cone. Every time they go round an outside cone the next cone should be the middle one.

A fun game for all - all players are numbered (in the animation from 1-4).

The coach plays a pass straight down the middle of the two lines of players. As soon as they have made this pass they must call out a number.

The players whose number has been called out must sprint to try and win the ball. The player who is first to the ball can then turn and dribble to their side.

The team with the most balls at the end of the drill is the winner.

Four groups are placed at four corners of the square.

The two groups to one side of the square dribble the ball around the square in a clockwise fashion and the other two dribble the ball around the square in a anti-clockwise fashion.

Keep going until all the team have been at least once.

Five players start on one end line, each with a ball. One defender is stationed in the middle without a ball.

All players must try to dribble past the defender to the safety of the other side on the coach's call.

If the defending player manages to kick the other players ball out of the area, then that player also becomes a defender. Continue until one attacker remains.