Knock Out

This drill is a great warm-up drill for dribbling sessions. It emphasizes on dribbling and ball control (keeping head up, change of direction and change of pace).

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Setup

Create a grid depending on the number of players and have each player with a ball inside the grid.

Instructions

Instruct the players to protect their own ball while trying to "knock out" the other player's balls out of the grid. Players must stay with their ball and cannot leave the ball for long periods of time. Players can only be "knocked out" 2 times where they do 5-10 pushups and get back in the game. On the 3rd time, they are out.

Variations

• Make players dribble with certain parts of their foot.
• If player dribbles out of bounds their self they are considered "knocked out".

Coaching Points

• Instruct players to keep the ball close and touch the ball often * Players heads should be up looking for other players and be aware of their surroundings

Soccer Drill Focus

• Dribbling Drills
• Possession Drills
• Warm up Drills
• Fun Soccer Drills

Soccer Drill Titled: Knock Out
Tagged: knock out, dribbling skills, keeping head up
URL: http://www.soccerxpert.com/soccerdrills/id1233.aspx
Published by: Chris Johnson