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A fun and exciting run with the ball, dribbling and ball manipulation game aimed at improving young players ability to dribble with their head up, manipulate the ball and change direction and speed, whilst keeping control of the ball. It's simple to organise and has nice challenges and progressions.

Dribbling situations don't just happen in a game, they have to be created. Use this multi goal, conditioned game to develop and improve passing, support, create space and game related dribbling situations.

Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp reportedly spent £2.3 million on a football machine called Footbonaut at Dortmund that was allegedly the secret behind his players foot speed, reactions, ball control and passing accuracy.

Dribbling is one of the hardest techniques to master. It requires an understanding of when and where to dribble. Players need to be positive and brave, as the easy option is always to pass to a team mate, rather than take a chance. If the dribble goes wrong, too often the player attempting the dribble is blamed for being too greedy or not passing.

A fast moving, exciting pass and move football coaching game. There are two teams. One team defends the three mini goals and one team defends the central triangle goal. Play lots of games and reverse the roles of the teams.

I had another question from a Grassroots Coaching fan regarding a key UEFA B Coaching topic:

I recently received a question on a UEFA B coaching topic, one which is very relevant to the way football has evolved tactically. The question was how do you Coach a team to defend a counter attack.