Keep your arms out at all times when dribbling around defenders. You can use them to brush past players, improve your balance, and keep players farther away from you. Good balance will help you cut quickly in any direction while retaining control of the ball. Land on the front of your feet every step, whether you are dribbling forward with your laces or cutting across your body using an inside touch.

Passing and receiving

Try to play one touch but when a bad pass is made players can us an extra touch or control with the help of the other foot. The speed of pass will effect the receiving of the ball, too hard and it will be harder to control with one pass, too soft and the drill will be too slow.

If the speed of the ball is wrong the chances of losing the ball are much greater and so this is one of the key elements to the drill, making sure the ball is moving at a good pace. Make sure the passes are not in the air as this will make it harder to control

Get in Behind | Attacking Soccer Drills

This drill is all about using combination play to penetrate behind a defence in different parts of the pitch. Look for clever movement and quick thinking. Creativity is key to goal scoring with good crossing, good shooting and good passing.

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Coaching Objectives

Attacking

Good shooting, passing and receiving on the back foot
Use feints and skills to create space and give time on the ball
Finish on goal as soon as possible
Movement is key to keeping the defender at bay
Be ready for quick transition if the ball is lost

Defending

Position the body sideways so reaction speed is faster
Be on balls of feet so reaction also quicker
Use defensive feints to trouble the attacker and cause mistakes
When attacker is close eyes on ball not on player
Don't jump in and make it easier for the attacker

Drill Setup

20 Mins
15 Players
1 main 3 target Goals
6 Yellow 2 blue Bibs
Half pitch y

What the Players Do

Set up using half a pitch with a goal and goalkeeper at one end and three target goals at the other end. Split the area into three 18 yard zones. Play starts in the bottom zone then the middle zone…

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