Soccer Dribbling & Ball Control Drills

Enhance your dribbling skills with these effective soccer drills. Perfect for all levels, these drills focus on ball control, agility, and technique. Start improving today!

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Dribbling is a fundamental soccer skill that helps players maintain possession, evade defenders, and create scoring opportunities. This page offers a variety of drills to improve ball control, agility, and confidence in game-like situations.

Dribbling Drills

Soccer Dribbling and Juggling Warm-up MEDIUM

Soccer Dribbling and Juggling Warm-up

This soccer drill is a great warm-up drill that allows players to work on touching the ball with all parts of the foot. If you want to improve players footwork and dribbling skills, this is an excellent start to each practice.

8-14 yrs. 5+ players 15 mins. 20X20 yds. GK: no
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Shadow Dribbling EASY

Shadow Dribbling

This shadow soccer dribbling drill uses partners who do not attempt to gain possession of the ball but adds extra pressure as they follow the dribbler around and tries to imitate the lead dribblers every move.

4-8 yrs. 6+ players 10 mins. 20X20 yds. GK: no
4.09 85,026 Chris Johnson
Speed of Play Warm-up MEDIUM

Speed of Play Warm-up

This soccer drill is a great warm-up to sessions relating to the speed of play in a soccer game. Players must have a good grasp of necessary passing and receiving skills to execute this soccer drill successfully.

9+ yrs. 12 players 20 mins. 30X40 yds. GK: no
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The Numbers Game MEDIUM

The Numbers Game

The Numbers Game soccer drill focuses on the 1v1 situational play for younger players. This  1v1 drill works on all dynamics of this game such as dribbling, shooting, shielding, turning and beating an opponent.

4-14 yrs. 8+ players 20 mins. 15X20 yds. GK: no