Team Reaction Dribbling Drill
The team reaction dribbling drill is a fun soccer dribbling drill that focuses on dribbling and reacting to teammates.
Team Reaction Dribbling Drill, Soccer Dribbling Drill
The team reaction dribbling drill is a fun soccer dribbling drill that focuses on dribbling and reacting to teammates.
Drill Setup
- Create a small grid approximately 20X20 yards.
- From each of the four corners, place a training stick or flag about 7-10 yards from the corner cone.
- Players start inside the grid with a ball each.
Drill Instructions
- Instruct the players to free-dribble inside the grid using the entire space.
- When the coach calls out a player’s name, that player picks one of the four flags to dribble around and quickly dribbles around that flag.
- The entire team must also dribble with speed around the same flag as quickly as possible.
- The last player back into the grid must do push-ups or sit-ups.
Drill Variations
- Assign the player’s numbers and call out the player’s number rather than their name.
- Call out a player’s name or their number, and the leader should pick a flag to run around. The rest of the group should run around the diagonally opposite flag.
Drill Coaching Points
- Lift head, eyes up
- Close control
- Good control of body movements
- Use all parts of their feet while dribbling (inside, outside, top, bottom).
- Change of direction
- Change of pace
- Find space
- Dribble with speed
Equipment
- Disc Cones - Mini or Full-Size Disc Cones are a critical piece of equipment that every soccer coach must have in your equipment bag.
- Soccer Practice or Training Balls - Every player should have a soccer balls at practice to have a successful training session.
- Training Sticks - Training Sticks or Agility Poles
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