
Staying on the ball – Warm-Up
in Soccer dribbling drills, Warm Ups
Allow your players to develop confidence and technique in this three-part session. By HANNAH DUNCAN MORE
This simple set-up is extremely versatile, allowing players to practice passing, dribbling and turning technique.
This practice develops passing, dribbling, turning and vision. This is a chance to express yourself and experiment with new skills.
30 x 30 yard square.
Warm up | Session | Developments | Game Situation | Warm Down |
---|---|---|---|---|
10 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 15 minutes | 5 minutes |
One team start in the gates, the other team starts with a ball each. The players must dribble around and make one-twos or overlaps using the players in the gates. The players must communicate their actions. Now the players dribble around and pass to the player in the gate and take their place the players must call “turn”.
Use the players in the gates to make wall-passes and overlaps.
Use the gates to run a series of games
Dribble game – the teams compete to score the most goals by dribbling through a gate
Pass game – the teams compete to score the most goals by passing through a gate to a teammate
Pass v dribble – one team has to dribble to score, one team has to pass to score.
This time the player in the gate must perform a turn.
The skills developed in this session will be tested in any game situation. A simple 4v4 game will provide plenty of opportunity to dribble or pass between opposition players.
One team tries to dribble through the gates while the other passes through them.