This is a fun skill practice which challenges all players to develop moving with the ball skills including dribbling, turning and running with the ball.

1000 Touches Warm-Up
This is a very simple set-up which you can use whilst your players are arriving to get them moving around and developing their touch on the ball from the minute your soccer coaching session begins.

Football Coaching Level 1 : Traffic Lights + Progressions
Every coach and player in the country knows the practice “Traffic Lights” so it is a perfect springboard from which to launch a complete “Moving With The Ball” session.

Moving With The Ball – Session Plan Guest Post For Coach Dan Wright
Head over to Coach Dan Wright’s coaching blog to read a guest post I have written for his site. The post is a complete coaching session for Moving With The Ball and can be used to develop all aspects of running with the ball, dribbling, turning and changing direction…

Coerver Method with Alfred Galustian
The Coerver Method is all about developing great technique. In this in-depth interview Alfred Galustian, Director of Coaching at Coerver [...]

Break Into The Box : Counter-Attacking Game
Here’s a counter-attacking small-sided game template you can use to coach passing, dribbling, defending, goalkeeping and more. It’s also great [...]

Counter-Attacking: Learn From The Best
I’ve been fortunate enough to watch two excellent Arsenal vs Bolton games in the last week. Already Bolton under Owen [...]

Dribbling: Slap Cut & Reverse Slap Cut
Check out this short video which provides a look at the technical points for the slap cut technique and reverse slap cut technique.

Dribbling: Outside Cut and Inside Cut
Check out this short video which provides a look at the technical points for the outside cut technique and inside cut technique plus a simple ball manipulation exercise.

Dribbling: Cut Moves – Coaching Points
When faced with a 1v1 situation, cut moves greatly increase the chances of success – of beating the defender – compared to a straight run…








