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Soccer: Drag dummy step over - Stage 2

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In this practice there are 2 stages of a particular skill to beat an opponent.

In this practice the player has to drag the ball with one foot and dummy step over the ball to make the ball roll wide of the step over leg

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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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Drag the ball with sole of boot:

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 3:

Practicing the skill of dragging the ball with the sole of the boot and step over the ball to let the ball roll. After each time the skill is performed the player should go back to the starting point and repeat the practice.

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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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