| Dribbling Drills | | | | "it". At the sound of the coach's whistle, players begin |
| Some soccer leagues play and practice exclusively | | | | dribbling their balls around the square while the player |
| indoors while others are occasionally forced inside the | | | | who is "it" tries to kick everyone's balls out of the grid. |
| constraints of the gymnasium by inclement weather. | | | | There are a number of variations to this drill. Some |
| Either way, there are many drills for indoor soccer that | | | | teams play that once a ball has been kicked from the |
| allow players to build on their skills such as dribbling, | | | | grid, that player must sit out for the remainder of the |
| goalkeeping, and short distance passing. | | | | drill. Others play that once a player loses their ball, they |
| | | | join the side of the "it" player and attempt to knock |
| Beehive and King of the Hill | | | | balls from the remaining players in the square. |
| This first dribbling drill is called "Beehive". For this drill, | | | | Attack and Protect and Shadow Dribbling |
| mark off a square that allows for approximately 1 | | | | This drill, called "Attack and Protect" is like a |
| square yard per player. If the team has 20 players, the | | | | combination of the previous two drills. It also takes |
| square should be about 20 yards long and wide. Each | | | | place within a 20 yard square, and this time each |
| player has a ball and starts at a random point inside | | | | player is given a ball that they must protect while |
| the square. | | | | simultaneously trying to kick the ball away from the |
| At the sound of the coach's whistle, players begin | | | | other players in the square. Once a player's ball has |
| dribbling the ball around the square using proper | | | | exited the square three times, they are out of the drill. |
| dribbling technique for both inside and outside foot | | | | "Shadow Dribbling" is a good drill for teaching players |
| dribbling. The goal of the drill is to avoid the other | | | | to keep their heads up while engaging in controlled |
| players and maintain control of their ball within the | | | | dribbling. Divide the team into pairs, and give each |
| confines of the square. Once players have a basic | | | | player a ball. One from each pair will begin as the |
| understanding of the drill, the size of the square can be | | | | leader while the other is the follower. |
| decreased in order to increase the difficulty required | | | | The leader begins dribbling the ball while the follower |
| for continued, controlled dribbling. | | | | follows the leader, also dribbling the ball. Encourage the |
| Next, here's another dribbling drill performed in a 20 | | | | leaders to change direction, pace and technique |
| yard square. To begin this drill called "King of the Hill" | | | | frequently. After a few minutes, have the players |
| each player has a ball except for one player who is | | | | switch positions and repeat the exercise. |