Soccer How-Tos Dribbling, Turning, & Shielding

Tick-Tock Step-Arounds o Every player has a ball – start with ball between feet, knees bent o Every player has a ball – start with ball between feet, knees bent o On “Go”, Tap ball between feet o On “Go”, move one foot around the back of the ball (toward other foot) & then around the front of the ball. Foot ends where it started o Count each tap o Then, do the other foot o First to 20 wins – or count taps in 30 seconds o First to 20 wins – or count “foot laps” in 30 seconds o Tip: keep knees bent and tap ball with front of foot o Teaches: Fast feet & part of the ‘scissors’ feint o Teaches: Touch & ball control using inside of feet

Circle & Outside-of-Foot Push Basic Dribbling J. Smith o Every player has a ball – start with ball between feet and slightly in front Inside the Foot Dribble in a zig-zag, right foot 4 touches to the left o Move the right foot forward & around the front of the ball so that the outside Stop the ball with inside of the left foot of the right foot is touching the ball on its left side. Dribble with the inside of the left foot 4 touches to the right o Push the ball softly to the right (2-3 feet). Turn to your right, and do it again Step Over with the right foot. Dribble Inside-the-foot, but after 4 touches with the right foot… o Do 10 “circle pushes” with the Right Foot & then 10 with the Left Foot Fake another touch and slide the right foot over the top of the ball… Put your weight on the right foot and dribble to the right using the left foot. o First to 10 for each wins Repeat again after 4 touches to the right…Step over with the left foot and come back in a zig-zag with the right foot. o Tip: keep knees bent and tap ball with front of foot Outside the Foot Turn right foot inwards (pigeon-toe), point the toe down and lock the ankle Push the ball to the right with outside of the foot on a 45 angle o Teaches: Footwork & use of outside-of-foot to control ball Zig-Zag – 4 touches, stop ball with inside of right foot Dribble on 45 angle with outside of left foot to the left side – 4 touches Repeat Zig-Zag

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Turning – DRAG BACK & CUT BACK J. Smith Turning – OUTSIDE/INSIDE THE FOOT J. Smith DRAG BACK OUTSIDE THE FOOT o Put right foot on top of the ball o Stand on left side of ball, lift right toe while keeping heel on the ground o Drag the ball back with the sole of your foot while turning your body to the o Swivel the right foot to the right and turn the ball backwards, turn your whole right body at the same time o Dribble forward again and repeat with the left foot o Right foot becomes a hook to turn the ball in the opposite direction o Progress by dribbling forward and then sliding the left foot past or in front of the ball… CUT BACK o Right foot then swivels to the right and hooks the ball back o Dribble forward…Cut the ball back using the side of the right foot o Turn towards the left, swivel on your left foot and go back in the opposite direction INSIDE THE FOOT o Dribble forward again and repeat with the left foot o Dribble forward using the inside of the foot o Turn in a circle using the inside of the right foot o Dribble in the opposite direction and repeat using the left foot

Dribbling – Inside-Outside J. Smith Shielding J. Smith o Using the right foot, make one touch with the inside of the foot and then one o Play keep-away against an imaginary defender with the outside of the foot o Dribble with the inside of the right foot to your left…little touches Repeat using the left foot – one inside touch, then one outside touch o o Stop the ball with the left foot and dribble in the opposite direction with your o Increase the touches – 2 with inside, then 2 with outside, then 3 … left foot o Keep your body between the defender and the ball…shielding the ball from the defender o Remember you must be within touching distance of the ball or you will be obstructing the defender from getting to the ball

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Advanced Dribbles - 1 J. Smith Advanced Dribbles - 2 J. Smith

Also www.topekaselect.com/fakes.htm for short videos Also www.topekaselect.com/fakes.htm for short videos o Stanley Matthews… o Single Scissor…

Dribble the ball with the inside of the right foot…2 touches to the left…throw Place the ball between your feet and about 2’ in front of you …take your left your weight onto your left leg by making a large step to the left away from foot and circle the ball by bringing your left foot across to the right side of the ball…bring your right foot to the left side of the ball and change direction the ball…then over the top of the ball to the left side of the ball…put all your with the outside of the foot to the right side…the angle of change should be weight on the left foot…take the ball away to the right with the outside of 45 or more…change speed at the same time. your right foot…i.e., circle with the left take away with the right or circle with the right and take away with the left. o Johan Cruyff… o Double Scissor… A pull from behind…step over the ball with your left foot…put your right foot to the right side of the ball with your toe down and heal up …pull your right Circle with the right…circle with the left…take away with the right. foot behind your left leg and keep your eyes on the ball …repeat with the other foot. or

Circle with the left…circle with the right…take away with the left.

Advanced Dribbles - 3 J. Smith Advanced Dribbles - 4 J. Smith Also www.topekaselect.com/fakes.htm for short videos Also www.topekaselect.com/fakes.htm for short videos o Fake Shot (a.k.a., Mia Hamm)… o Maradona #1…

Push the ball to your left side on a 45 angle…fake a shot with your left Dribble towards the defender…put your right foot on the top of the ball… foot…pull the ball square across your body from the left to the right side and push it towards the defender…teasing with the ball…draw the ball back… either shoot with the right foot or just dribble the ball. pull it behind your left leg (Johan Cruyf) and take the ball away to the left. o Maradona #2…

Stop the ball with the sole of the foot…step over the ball and turn same foot 90 to the ball and turn your back…place opposite foot on the ball and drag it back shielding the ball.

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Dribble Across a Square Dribble Relay o 4-cone square, 12-15 yards wide. Every player has a ball. Set up an 'obstacle-course' with cones as 'gates' - and team 'A' races team 'B' o Spread players around square facing inward They have to go out and back - if they lose control and miss a gate, they have to regain control and go through the gate. Variation is to have a small 'square' at the end. They have to stop the ball in the o Players must dribble across square and back – count “laps” square, then sprint back and high-five the next player before he/she can go. o Perform a “Drag Back” or “Hook Turn” to reverse direction Variation is to have several parents positioned at different places along the o First to N-turns Wins – or Count turns in 60 seconds 'course' and have a different one hold up a number of fingers at random times during the race - and award points to the player that sees it and correctly yells out the number first. This gets the players heads up. o Teaches: Control dribbling, importance of keeping head-up

Circle Game Others… Set up a 20x40 yard grid, make a center circle, and split players into to teams Bumper Car Dribble that can be identified by a color. Have all the kids dribble their balls in the center Whole team does this in a small grid. Try and match players of similar height. circle. Have one player dribbling while another partner is trying to nudge them off the Call out a color. That team dribbles toward their goal. The other team leaves ball shoulder to shoulder. their ball and runs to slow the attackers down trying to get them to a sideline This teaches them to dribble under physical pressure and teaches the players and to dribble out-of bounds, or not get to their goal line before the coach that contact is a good and fun thing. counts to 7. Before games, have 2 players inside a circle (formed by the rest of the team) Award 1 point for each out-of-bounds and 1 point for each player "held" for the playing for possession of a ball, gets the players in the mode of fighting for the coach's count. Attackers get 1 point for each "goal". Play to 10 points. ball on the field (30 sec). Death Square Everyone dribbles around trying to keep her own ball and kick out everyone else's ball. If a player's ball is kicked out, she must retrieve it, then dance on the ball for 10 touches before getting back in. A player gets a point for every ball she kicks out (so if you spend time outside dancing on your ball, you have less time to win points).

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