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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.

3v3, 4-Goal Small-Sided Game  Funino

3v3, 4-Goal Small-Sided Game Funino

This drill encourages players to recognize attacking opportunities by creating space, making quick decisions, and choosing the best option between two goals. Defensively, players learn to cover space effectively and transition quickly.


Age: 4-14 Field: 20X30
Players: 6+ Focus: Game-like
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 1,912
Published: 2/13/2025 Author: Chris Johnson
Obstacle Course Dribble Drill

Obstacle Course Dribble Drill

The Obstacle Course dribbling drill is a fun way for young players to practice dribbling in a more dynamic and challenging environment. This drill involves an obstacle course with cones through which players dribble their soccer balls. It's designed to mimic game situations where players must navigate opponents or tight spaces. It helps develop their ability to control the ball under various conditions, an essential skill for soccer players of all levels. This drill helps to improve dribbling skills and agility and enhances coordination and control while maneuvering the ball around obstacles.


Age: 8-12 Field: 20x20
Players: 2+ Focus: Dribbling
Difficulty: Medium Time: 10 min.
Goalkeeper: No Individual
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 20,012
Published: 12/31/2023 Author: Chris Johnson
Stop and Turn Dribbling Relay Race

Stop and Turn Dribbling Relay Race

Introduce a competitive element with the Stop and Turn Soccer Dribbling Relay Race, emphasizing stopping, turning, and directional changes. This drill reinforces quick transitions and sharpens players' ability to control the ball during directional shifts. The objective is to improve precision and speed in executing turns under pressure.


Age: 4-8 Field: 10x30
Players: 10+ Focus: Dribble/Turn
Difficulty: Easy Time: 10 min.
Goalkeeper: No Team
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 5,808
Published: 8/29/2024 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 with 4 Small Goals  Funino

1v1 with 4 Small Goals Funino

This drill improves 1v1 attacking skills, defensive positioning, and finishing under pressure. Players learn to recognize attacking opportunities while also being responsible for defending their assigned goals.


Age: 4+ Field: 20X30
Players: 4+ Focus: 1V1
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 1,616
Published: 2/16/2025 Author: Chris Johnson
4v4+4 Continuous Transition Rondo

4v4+4 Continuous Transition Rondo

This drill enhances quick decision-making, possession retention, and defensive pressing. Players develop composure under pressure, transition speed, and teamwork through a continuous cycle of possession and defending.


Age: 13+ Field: 10X20
Players: 12+ Focus: Game-like
Difficulty: Hard Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 2,380
Published: 2/13/2025 Author: Chris Johnson
4v4 + Keeper to Full-Size Goals

4v4 + Keeper to Full-Size Goals

This drill simulates real match conditions by developing players' ability to attack, defend, and transition in small-sided play. It encourages quick decision-making, team communication, and finishing with the added challenge of goalkeepers.


Age: 9+ Field: 40X30
Players: 10+ Focus: Game-like
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 4,528
Published: 3/21/2025 Author: Chris Johnson
Red Light, Green Light, Bumper Cars

Red Light, Green Light, Bumper Cars

Red Light, Green Light, Bumper Cars drill enhances dribbling, coordination, and agility while introducing players to controlled body contact. This exercise helps young players develop comfort with physical play and improves their ability to maintain control under pressure. The goal is to build confidence in handling body contact while refining fundamental soccer skills.


Age: 4-8 Field: 20x20
Players: 10 Focus: Dribbling
Difficulty: Easy Time: 10 min.
Goalkeeper: No Team
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 12,984
Published: 9/2/2024 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 to Tall Cones

1v1 to Tall Cones

This drill develops individual attacking and defending skills by challenging players to dribble under pressure, protect the ball, and accurately pass or shoot to knock over cones for points.


Age: 4-14 Field: 20X30
Players: 4+ Focus: 1v1
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 4,974
Published: 2/16/2025 Author: Chris Johnson
Troll Crossing Game

Troll Crossing Game

Develops dribbling under pressure, decision-making in 1v1 situations, and ball protection. Players learn to change direction and use feints to evade defenders.


Age: 4-9 Field: 18X25
Players: 6+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 10,567
Published: 3/16/2025 Author: Chris Johnson
Dribble Speed Tag

Dribble Speed Tag

This drill enhances dribbling under pressure, quick changes of direction, and spatial awareness. Players learn to protect the ball while navigating through a crowded area at speed.


Age: 4-9 Field: 15X15
Players: 6+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 2,092
Published: 2/15/2025 Author: Chris Johnson
Follow the Leader Dribbling

Follow the Leader Dribbling

In this drill, players follow a leader who dribbles the ball around the field, performing various movements and turns. The followers must mimic the leader's actions, encouraging them to pay close attention and react quickly. Use this drill to help enhance dribbling skills and agility and to develop the ability to imitate and react to different movements and techniques.


Age: 4-8 Field: 20x20
Players: 2+ Focus: Dribbling
Difficulty: Easy Time: 10 min.
Goalkeeper: No Team
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 6,267
Published: 12/31/2023 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 Transition

1v1 Transition

This is a fast-paced 1v1 game that focuses on quickly transitioning from the attack to defense.


Age: 8+ Field: 25X25
Players: 6+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 0 / 5 Views: 19,017
Published: 1/6/2023 Author: Chris Johnson

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