Ball Mastery
1-to-1 Ball Mastery Clinic
Master a bank of moves through repetition
Ball Mastery
Dribbling
First Touch
1-to-1 Ball Mastery Clinic is a 15-minute ball mastery drill for 1-2 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
Back to drill libraryBall Mastery
Dribbling
First Touch
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
1-to-1
Minimal Equipment
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Duration
15 min
Players
1-2
Pitch size
8 x 8 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
1-to-1 Ball Mastery Clinic — Four-corner square · 8 x 8 yards
Step 1 of 3Two minutes each of toe taps, sole rolls, inside-outside and drag backs.
- 1. Two minutes each of toe taps, sole rolls, inside-outside and drag backs.
- 2. Coach calls a move, player performs ten reps on each foot.
- 3. Finish with a 60-second personal best challenge.
- Cones mark the area
- Ball
- Cones mark each station in the shape
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Master a bank of moves through repetition
- -Build both-footed comfort on the ball
- -Give the individual coach constant feedback
Setup
- 1Small square with four cones and one ball.
- 2Coach or parent stands one yard away as the cue giver.
- 3Water bottle break spot marked outside the square.
Coaching instructions
- 1Two minutes each of toe taps, sole rolls, inside-outside and drag backs.
- 2Coach calls a move, player performs ten reps on each foot.
- 3Finish with a 60-second personal best challenge.
Coaching points
- -Quality before speed, then add speed
- -Ball stays inside the width of the cones
- -Equal reps on both feet every round
- -Head up on the last touch of each set
Common mistakes
- -Rushing the move before it is grooved
- -Only using the strong foot
- -Ball drifting out of the working area