Dribbling

Skill Move Circuit

Learn and repeat a core skill move

Dribbling
Ball Mastery
Speed & Agility

Skill Move Circuit is a 12-minute dribbling drill for 4-20 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, poles. 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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Dribbling
Ball Mastery
Speed & Agility
Technical Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Agility Kit
Foundation Phase
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable

Duration

12 min

Players

4-20

Pitch size

25 x 10 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Skill Move Circuit12325 x 10 yards

Skill Move Circuit — Marked area · 25 x 10 yards

Step 1 of 4Perform the named move at the pole, accelerate through the gate.

  1. 1. Perform the named move at the pole, accelerate through the gate.
  2. 2. Repeat with the opposite foot on the return.
  3. 3. Rotate the featured move every three minutes.
  4. 4. Rotation: Rotate the featured move every three minutes.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Ball
  • Poles to dribble / run through
  • Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Learn and repeat a core skill move
  • -Link the move to an explosive exit
  • -Build confidence to use moves in games

Setup

  1. 1Set three stations in a line: mannequin/pole, cone gate, finish cone.
  2. 2Split the group so no more than four wait per station.
  3. 3A ball per player.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Perform the named move at the pole, accelerate through the gate.
  2. 2Repeat with the opposite foot on the return.
  3. 3Rotate the featured move every three minutes.

Coaching points

  • -Sell the move with the shoulders and eyes
  • -Contact the ball with the correct surface
  • -Explode away with the second touch
  • -Repeat both directions equally

Common mistakes

  • -Performing the move too slowly
  • -No acceleration afterwards
  • -Only practising the favourite side

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