Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Four Country Dribbling

Four Country Dribbling

Setup

--Mark out 5x5 yd squares at each corner of a grid sized 1/4 to 1/2 of a full field, and add squares as needed.

--Place one tall cone in center of grid. Alternatively. Create a center square or country w/tall cones.

--Designate each corner as a (soccer-playing) country or soccer team.

--Station one or two players in each "country."

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Progression

--Players dribble one by one on coach's command, perform a ball mastery move (toe tap, little-toe 360 etc ) at center cone and return to home base.

Progression

--Players one by one perform 180 degree turn of coach's choosing (drag back, step on, step over etc) at the center cone, and explode back to home base and line up behind the last queued player.

Variation

--Coach designates color of the home base cones to return to.

Progression

--Players from diagonal corners both dribble, turn and explode home.

--Four players go simultaneously, followed immediately by the next queued player.

Four Country Dribbling 4

Progression

--Players from each country dribble simultaneously to center and return different home cone.

--Queued player dribbles as soon as first player returns.