#25 Dribbling and Dueling
An age 4–8 session that activates dribbling and competitive dueling. The warm-up is a team dribbling relay through cones to score points. The skill development is 1v1 dribbling competition on small pitches. The session concludes with a 4-team small-sided game where two matches play across the same area simultaneously.
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Dribbling relay: Teams compete by dribbling around small cones and touching large cones to score. Individual variant: 1 green vs 1 red across 4 rounds. Easier: run around cones without a ball. Harder: must dribble around 2–3 small cones before touching the large cone.
- •Keep your head up when dribbling — see other players and space
- •Try to use both feet when dribbling
- •Accelerate between cones and after beating a defender
- •Can you trick your opponent to get past them?
- •When you lose the ball, become a defender quickly
Skill dev — 1v1 dribbling: Multiple small pitches, 4 players per pitch (two at a time, two waiting). Players take turns dribbling past their opponent to score a goal. Also try 2v1 and 1v2 variations. Easier: pair players of similar ability. Harder: challenge players to beat someone they think is hard to beat. Game application — 4-team crossed pitch: 4 teams and 2 pitches in the same area; goals run across each other's pitch. Green vs Yellow in one direction; Orange vs Blue in the other. Rotate teams every 5 minutes. Players must stay aware of both games simultaneously. Easier: extra players for weaker teams. Harder: fewer players for stronger teams.
- •Keep your head up when dribbling — see other players and space
- •Try to use both feet when dribbling
- •Accelerate between cones and after beating a defender
- •Can you trick your opponent to get past them?
- •When you lose the ball, become a defender quickly
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