Wide Channel Gate Hunt Dribble

Objective

• -Encourage travelling with the ball into space
• -Develop scanning while dribbling
• -Reward quick changes of direction

Setup

1. 1Ten two-yard gates scattered randomly in a 28 x 28 yards area.
2. 2Mark five-yard channels down both touchlines with flat cones.
3. 3A ball each, bibs for any defenders.

How to play

1. 1Players dribble through as many different gates as possible in 90 seconds.
2. 2The same gate cannot be used twice in a row.
3. 3Between rounds players share the route that worked best.
4. 4The practice is started by a pass into one of the wide channels.
5. 5End actions only count when the ball has travelled through a wide channel first.

Progressions

• +Defender allowed into the channel to make it live
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Channel is a free zone with no defender at all
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Switch the ball to the far channel before the end action
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Following the player in front
• -Big touches through crowded gates
• -Everything funnelling into a crowded middle