Coaching Points

• Lock ankle, point toe down and turn foot slightly inwards, touching the ball with foot between little toe, and the outside of the laces on your boot
• Practice with both feet and keep the ball close
• Touches should be light, close enough so away from defender, but far enough away from body to run freely, especially when accelerating
• Stay on toes and head up, yet keeping the ball at the bottom of your peripheral vision
• Turn hips with the ball, so both are traveling in the same direction

U9-U13

• Keep ball close.
• Outside of the foot.
• On toes, body weight leaning forward.
• Right foot Outside Outside – Left foot Outside, Outside.
• Looking up so we know where we are going.
• At final cone 3 outside of foot touches to face cones again.
• Then repeat previous technique.

U14-U19

• Keep ball close.
• Small touches.
• On toes, body weight leaning forward.
• Only outside of foot, to go in and out of cones.
• Looking up so we know where we are going.
• Rotate feet after 2/3 touches.
• At final cone outside of foot touches all the way round.

Progression Ideas

• Increase the speed of the dribble, this will come with practice
• Use both feet, if started on dominant foot only
• Increase the number of cones and decrease the distance between the cones
• Use two cones, (similar distance to cones 1 & 3 in the video) and work in a figure of 8, allowing for speed while using both feet.
• Finish with a controlled pass or shot
• Work against a friend and or set a time to complete the drill