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Football: Drag the ball with sole of boot

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Players practice moving the ball with the sole of their boot while hopping on the opposite foot.

This improves their control of the ball and can be used to drag the ball past a defender in a game.

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Drag dummy step over - Stage 1 | Technique video

Drag dummy step over - Stage 1:

Players practice moving the ball with the sole of their boot. to then stop the ball with the instep of the opposite foot

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Double instep - Beat an opponent | Technique video

Double instep - Beat an opponent:

Work in pairs. Defender passes the ball to the player practicing the skill.

The skill in this practice is that the player taps the ball with the instep of one foot onto the instep of the other foot for the ball to be taken wide of the defender the attacker runs past the defender and continues to run to the opposite cone.

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Drag dummy step over - Stage 5 | Technique video

Drag dummy step over - Stage 5:

Working in pairs, the drills starts with the defender passing the ball to the player practicing the skill.

The skill in this practice is that the player drags the ball with the instep of the right foot across the body. The player then steps over the ball with the left foot pretending to kick the ball in the opposite direction (moving the defender out of the way).

The ball continues to roll and the attacker runs past the defender and continues to run to the opposite cone.

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Double instep - Beating the player | Technique video

Double instep - Beating the player:

In this skill the player taps the ball with the instep of one foot onto the instep of the other foot for the ball to be taken wide of the defender.

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