Dribbling
Slalom To Goal: 1-to-1 Session
Dribble at speed with control
Dribbling
Speed & Agility
Finishing
Slalom To Goal: 1-to-1 Session is a 12-minute dribbling drill for 1-2 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, mini goals. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
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Speed & Agility
Finishing
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
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1-to-1
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Individual Development
Small Group
Duration
12 min
Players
1-2
Pitch size
25 x 10 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Slalom To Goal: 1-to-1 Session — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · 25 x 10 yards
Step 1 of 4Dribble through the slalom then finish into the mini goal.
- 1. Dribble through the slalom then finish into the mini goal.
- 2. Alternate lanes and feet each round.
- 3. Time the group total for a competition.
- 4. Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
- Cones mark the area
- Mini goal
- C = coach / server
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Shooter becomes the next server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Dribble at speed with control
- -Link dribbling to a finish
- -Work both feet through the slalom
Setup
- 1Set six cones two yards apart in a line running towards a mini goal.
- 2Balls at the start cone.
- 3Two lanes so more players work at once.
Coaching instructions
- 1Dribble through the slalom then finish into the mini goal.
- 2Alternate lanes and feet each round.
- 3Time the group total for a competition.
- 4Run as an individual session: coach serves, one player works through the reps with rest built in.
Coaching points
- -Touch on every stride through the slalom
- -Widen the last touch to set up the finish
- -Stay low through the changes of direction
- -Detailed feedback after every rep
- -Quality of contact over volume
Common mistakes
- -Big touches through the cones
- -Slowing to a walk
- -Rushing the finish