Coaching Points
When dribbling, try to keep the ball under control and close to your feet by taking softer touches. Try to stay away from the defender by looking up to see where the defender is and also where the space is. Try not to panic if the defender is close to capturing you and focus on your dribbling skills.
You will need:Bronze Challenge
Can you play for 30 seconds, without being caught by the defender or losing control of your ball?
Silver Challenge
Can you score 10 points in under 2 minutes?
Gold Challenge
When you are defending, can you tag a dribbler in under 30 seconds?
Coaching Points
Keep your eyes on the ball and take soft touches, practice slowly to begin with keeping the ball under close control. To make the task harder place the cones closer together. Use the inside of the left foot as the ball moves clockwise around the cone and the inside of the right foot as the ball moves anticlockwise around the cone.
You will need:Bronze Challenge
Can you dribble around the cones in a figure of 8 shape three times using only the insides of your feet, without touching the cones?
Silver Challenge
Can you dribble around the cones in a figure of 8 shape three times using only the insides of your feet, without touching the cones and balancing a bean bag on your head?
Gold Challenge
Can you dribble around the cones in a figure of 8 shape five times using only the insides of your feet, without touching the cones?
Coaching Points
When dribbling, try to keep the ball under control and close to your feet by taking softer touches. Look up to see where the defender is, and which direction they are travelling. If the ball is rolling away from you, bring the speed under control again by putting your foot on the top of the ball to trap it.
You will need:Bronze Challenge
Can you participate in a game dribbling your ball for longer than 20 seconds without being caught by the defender?
Silver Challenge
Add a new rule to this game for the dribblers and play your version for at least 5 minutes.
Gold Challenge
Add a new rule to this game for the defender and play your version for at least 5 minutes.
Coaching Points
When dribbling, try to keep the ball under control and close to your feet by taking softer touches. Look up to see where the space is and try to trick the defender by pretending to go one way and then going the other way.
You will need:Bronze Challenge
Can you dribble past the hopping defender 3 times with your left foot and 3 times with your right foot without being caught?
Silver Challenge
Can you successfully dribble past the hopping defender with 3 different sized balls?
Gold Challenge
Compete against another player and win the match by dribbling through the gate 5 times without being caught by the hopping defender.