With the techniques that are described here, the players learn terminology, coordination, balance, movement patterns, multi-directional hopping and multi-plane body control. These are the building blocks and are the beginning of a player’s exploration of dribbling.

These techniques are ‘essentials’ that players should have in their toolboxes. Practice Practice Practice. However the application of these cannot be lost. Players must see and create the movements then quickly be moved into exercises/activities with an opponent where the techniques are encouraged.

** Technique is the creation of the movement, like learning a new dance step; whereas, a skill is the application of this technique within the game in order to EXECUTE YOUR DECISION.

• Rolls (Across, Under, with a Hop)
• Turns (Slide (slide with drag-back), Outside of Foot Twist Off, Inside of Foot Twist Off, Stop Turn, Cruyff Turn, Step Over Turn)
• 1v1 (Revellino, Dead touch, Scissors & Doubles, Beardsley, Zidane, Maradona)
• Shielding (Bottom of Foot to Inside)
• Running with the Ball