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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.

Alien Tag Soccer Game

Alien Tag Soccer Game

This is a fun game for 3 through 6 year-olds. This will focus on agility, vision, and awareness, but best of all, it's fun.


Age: 4-8 Field: 20X20
Players: 6+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.8 / 5 Views: 347,359
Published: 1/1/2017 Author: Chris Johnson
3v1 - Attacking the Goal

3v1 - Attacking the Goal

This attacking soccer drill focus on the attacking movement and composure in front of the goal. Players will become comfortable in front of the goal and will be able to recognize situational play.


Age: 9+ Field: 25x40
Players: 8+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 mins.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.79 / 5 Views: 92,361
Published: 12/8/2005 Author: Chris Johnson
Soccer Fitness; Improving Reaction and Acceleration

Soccer Fitness; Improving Reaction and Acceleration

This soccer fitness exercise focuses on improving player's reaction time and acceleration.


Age: 9+ Field: 30X30
Players: 8+ Focus: FITNESS
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.77 / 5 Views: 189,789
Published: 2/28/2011 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 Three Grid Gauntlet Attacking Drill

1v1 Three Grid Gauntlet Attacking Drill

The 1v1 three grid attacking drill focuses on dribbling to beat multiple defenders.


Age: 9+ Field: 10X40
Players: 6+ Focus: 1V1
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.75 / 5 Views: 28,889
Published: 2/13/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
2v2 Quick Attacking Soccer Drill

2v2 Quick Attacking Soccer Drill

This 2v2 soccer drill is a great game to work on quick attacking and defending skills. It is a very fast-paced and dynamic soccer game that the kids will love.


Age: 9+ Field: 25X40
Players: 8+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.72 / 5 Views: 408,518
Published: 3/4/2012 Author: Chris Johnson
Attacking from the Back

Attacking from the Back

This soccer drill focuses on building an attack from the back starting with the keeper’s distribution. When performed on a full field this drill demands a great deal of fitness as it should be executed at top speed in a continuous fashion.


Age: 12+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 8+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES Team
Rating: 3.72 / 5 Views: 80,302
Published: 12/9/2005 Author: Chris Johnson
Indoor Dribbling and Passing Drill

Indoor Dribbling and Passing Drill

This indoor soccer drill is great for warm-up to your indoor soccer practice. This focuses on dribbling and passing warm-up indoors.


Age: 4+ Field: 30X30
Players: 4+ Focus: DRIBBLING
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.71 / 5 Views: 128,306
Published: 11/24/2010 Author: Chris Johnson
Combination - Pass and Move

Combination - Pass and Move

This passing and moving combination soccer drill focuses on crisp, clean passing, timing, movement off the ball, and the speed of play.


Age: 9+ Field: 20X30
Players: 8+ Focus: PASSING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 15 MINS.
Goalkeeper: NO Team
Rating: 3.71 / 5 Views: 34,012
Published: 1/20/2021 Author: Chris Johnson
Body Parts Warm-up Game

Body Parts Warm-up Game

This fun soccer dribbling drill focuses on the younger player's dribbling skills, and the ability to listen to directions and think quick on their feet while holding the ball close. This drill is an excellent dribbling warm-up exercise for Under 4, Under 5, and Under 6 soccer players.


Age: 4-8 Field: 15X15
Players: 4+ Focus: FUN
Difficulty: EASY Time: 10 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.7 / 5 Views: 89,101
Published: 11/18/2006 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 Tunnel of Death

1v1 Tunnel of Death

This drill can be used to focus on either attacking or defending. It teaches players to take advantage of an off balanced defender by attacking with speed or could be used to focus on good defensive posture and transition.


Age: 9-16 Field: 35X15
Players: 5+ Focus: ATTACKING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.68 / 5 Views: 108,900
Published: 7/4/2006 Author: Chris Johnson
3-Minute Shooting Drill

3-Minute Shooting Drill

This soccer drill allows the coach to focus on shooting, goalkeeping and clearing balls from the back. This drill is an excellent warmup to a shooting or clearing practice.


Age: 9+ Field: HALF FIELD
Players: 6+ Focus: SHOOTING
Difficulty: MEDIUM Time: 20 MINS.
Goalkeeper: YES INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.68 / 5 Views: 146,660
Published: 11/16/2006 Author: Chris Johnson
1v1 1st Attacker Dribbling Without Opposition

1v1 1st Attacker Dribbling Without Opposition

This 1v1 dribbling exercise allows coaches to focus on the 1st attacker's ability to beat the defender on the dribble. In this soccer drill, the coach should focus on the attacker's approach, make sure the attacker has a change in direction, and finish with a burst of speed (change of pace). This drill helps beginners get a feel for moving around defenders.


Age: 4+ Field: 30X30
Players: 4+ Focus: 1v1
Difficulty: EASY Time: 15 mins.
Goalkeeper: NO INDIVIDUAL
Rating: 3.68 / 5 Views: 67,387
Published: 3/8/2009 Author: Chris Johnson

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