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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!

Soccer Dribbling & Ball Control Drills

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.

2v2 + 1 to Two Goals

2v2 + 1 to Two Goals

This is a 2v2 + 1 attacking soccer game is played to two goals with a free attacker on the end line between the two goals. This game focuses on playing the ball forward to your target player before going to goal.


Age: 9+ Field: 25X40
Players: 8+ Focus: GAME-LIKE
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.67 / 5 Views: 24,712
Published: 1/9/2023 Author: Chris Johnson
2v1 and 1v1 Possession Game

2v1 and 1v1 Possession Game

This soccer drill focuses on both possession and penetration. It helps to teach communication and switching the point of attack to keep possession and penetrate the defense.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 5+ Focus: POSSESSION
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.65 / 5 Views: 86,926
Published: 12/26/2005 Author: Chris Johnson
Dribbling to Beat Defenders, Take on Defenders

Dribbling to Beat Defenders, Take on Defenders

The Dribbling to Beat Defenders, Take on Defenders drill is a great soccer drill to teach players to dribble at and beat defenders. It also focuses on other aspects of the game such as passing, receiving, and support. Teaches players to take on defenders.


Age: 9+ Field: 30X45
Players: 12 Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.64 / 5 Views: 84,040
Published: 10/20/2008 Author: Chris Johnson
Circle Passing Combination Drill

Circle Passing Combination Drill

The circle passing combination drill will focus on passing, communication, playing with speed, and playing to feet. This soccer passing drill is an excellent passing warm-up drill that can be a great start to a passing practice.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 8+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.62 / 5 Views: 147,118
Published: 7/16/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
2v1 Dribbling with Opposition

2v1 Dribbling with Opposition

In this 2v1 Dribbling with Opposition dribbling drill, we put the players in a 2v1 situation forcing the players to decide whether they should dribble or pass.


Age: 9+ Field: 15X30
Players: 6+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.62 / 5 Views: 74,645
Published: 3/15/2009 Author: Chris Johnson
Line Passing Overlap Warm-up

Line Passing Overlap Warm-up

This passing and overlapping warm-up soccer drill will help perfect the introduction of overlapping runs, playing off the pass, as well as teamwork through communication.


Age: 8-14 Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 4+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.61 / 5 Views: 276,343
Published: 7/23/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
Fun Soccer Dribbling Warm-up

Fun Soccer Dribbling Warm-up

This is a fun soccer dribbling warm-up game that is an excellent ice-breaker at the beginning of the season or the beginning of a camp to get the kids warmed up with a light, fun dribbling game. These exercises might are a bit advanced for the beginner soccer player.


Age: 4-12 Field: 20X20
Players: 4+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.6 / 5 Views: 153,074
Published: 4/15/2007 Author: Chris Johnson
The Soccer Gauntlet

The Soccer Gauntlet

The primary focus of THE SOCCER GAUNTLET is centered around proper dribbling technique in traffic which requires vision and awareness.


Age: 4-10 Field: 15X20
Players: 5+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.51 / 5 Views: 127,507
Published: 3/8/2007 Author: Chris Johnson
One-Touch Passing Combination with a Dribble; Series 2

One-Touch Passing Combination with a Dribble; Series 2

This is the second series to a fast-paced one-touch passing combination warmup drill with a light dribble at the end.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 6+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.5 / 5 Views: 20,819
Published: 1/7/2023 Author: Chris Johnson
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

The soccer dribbling drill is a fun and competitive exercise that focuses on dribbling with speed.


Age: 4-12 Field: 10X10
Players: 2+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.47 / 5 Views: 215,702
Published: 7/8/2018 Author: Chris Johnson
2v1 ATTACKING RONDO

2v1 ATTACKING RONDO

This drill focuses on attacking in a number’s up situation and opening up and finding the attacker in a 1v1 situation. This drill puts much emphasis on good passing, receiving and general possession.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X20
Players: 5+ Focus: POSSESSION
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.45 / 5 Views: 69,199
Published: 12/10/2005 Author: Chris Johnson
Snake in the Grass Soccer Game

Snake in the Grass Soccer Game

This is a great soccer game for under 6 and under 8 soccer players. This soccer game is designed to work on young players coordination and body movements.


Age: 4-8 Field: 15X15
Players: 6+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.38 / 5 Views: 169,775
Published: 11/26/2008 Author: Chris Johnson

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