1. 2 balls one up and down and one going left to right. Players to dribble across area and short pass to opposite end player.
Player to meet pass and dribble back.
2. 4 balls from each end. Dribble into middle square, perform a turn and pass back to next person in line.
Meet ball when pass coming to you.
Introduce different dribbling and skills.
inside/outside either/both feet
roll overs, toe taps...
Different turns
stepover, cuts, cryuff...
in more ways than one
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Under FutureFit, your Under-9s stay at 5v5, your Under-11s stay at 7v7 and your Under-13s stay at 9v9. Same pitch, same numbers, one more year. Here is how to make sure that year feels like a step forward rather than a repeat.
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