Ball Mastery | Sharpen Dribbling and Ball Sense

Overview

• Players from 6th grade through high school
• Players who want to take their dribbling up a level
• Players who want to hold onto the ball even in a crowd

Objectives

• Build quick feet and body balance
• Add a toolbox of moves — stepovers, feints, and more
• Grow the decision-making to keep the ball while beating a defender
• Learn to use changes of speed to open up distance from an opponent

Setup

Split the field into two zones: work dribbling on the long side, and hammer agility and ball control on the short side.

1）Set up the field: build a grid-shaped field (30m x 20m). Run it with 8 players.

2）Dribbling on the long side: spread your players along the long side and have them dribble through, weaving past mannequins. Push for quick feet and sharp changes of direction.

3）Agility on the short side: set cones in a zigzag and have them thread through, sharpening quick movement and ball control in tight spaces.

4）Ramp it up: rotate players through both zones and keep adding tougher moves as you go.