Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): Skill Center Dragging

Partner dragging (15 mins)

Partner dragging

Each player has a ball and a partner.

They drag the ball to one side and then the other mirroring each others movement

Key points

Drag the ball with feet square and the ball trying to catch the front foot but never catching it. (HINT, say drag, drag, drag, stop)

Focus on hips square, knees bent, balls of the feet and eyes gazing at the partners ball and legs to stay in rhythm.

Progressions

Once they have the dragging add in tricks

Fake take

circle take

twist

step fake take

step circle take

Dragging to shoot (15 mins)

Dragging to shoot

Player A check away from the mannequin and then drags toward the mannequin. Once they are at the mannequin, do a trick to go past wide and shoot far post. Once done, get the ball and go to the other side to work opposite foot.

After player B passes they move forward and become the new shooter.

Variations

1 - Have the attacker dribble to the defender to then fake wide and come inside to shoot

2 - Have the attacker dribble up the line to fake inside and beat the defender up the line

3 - Have the attacker dribble up the line to fake up the line and come inside to shoot