 In this video we're talking about how to dribble a soccer ball. Now I want to break it down for you So it's really simple, but basically there are three things that I want you to think about. The first thing is Just keeping the ball close to you with little touches It's better for you to have lots of little touches than it is to have big heavy touches that get away from you And give too much time For the defender to come in the way and win the ball Okay, so when you're dribbling and think about keeping the ball close with these little touches little touches, okay little touches little touches Keeping the ball close to your body. Okay, if you can get in the habit of thinking, okay I'm gonna have a really nice soft delicate touches little touches. You're gonna keep possession of the ball much more often Okay, now saying that there are times when you will have to take bigger touches for example If I have space say I'm on the wing Where I beat a player and then there's space in the middle I want to take a bigger touch because I want to run with that ball So if you're gonna sprint with the ball, then you can take those bigger touches because it's tough for me to sprint With little touches like this. Okay, so let's say I receive the ball their space I can get it out of my feet then and Sprint, okay, but when I'm in close areas and there's people around me You want to use these little touches keep the ball close to your feet? Okay, now I want you to think about cutting Because that's basically all you need especially if you're a starter to get yourself out of trouble. So say I'm going that defender here. Okay. I need to be able to cut to the right I need to be able to cut to the left with both feet. I need to be able to cut to the right and I need to be able to Cut to the left Okay, so remember little touches to start Little touches when you want to get away from people Just think about cuts cuts cuts cuts cuts. Okay change of direction Is going to help you a lot when it comes to dribbling so little touches cuts cuts cuts, okay Think about practicing your cuts the next time you're in a game or the next time you're in a practice You don't need all these fancy things You can add that stuff later. Okay, you can add all these tricks later But in the beginning just start with a cut Okay, that's how you get past people take them this way cut that way Okay, that's the thing I want you to think about when you're dribbling when you get in trouble So say you're dribbling and people are closing you down you get in trouble The easiest thing you can do to keep possession of the ball is just turn Okay So I'm going here. They trap me. I just turn go the other way Trapping turn go the other way Turn go the other way Okay, now obviously The more touches you take the longer you're on the ball The more people are going to close you down So you want to get rid of the ball quickly then you want to move into space to get it back Okay, but if you are getting trapped So say I'm dribbling this way Someone's here. Just turn out of trouble. Okay, you don't have to always get through them Especially if there's numbers there. Okay, you can just turn Play that pass to your teammate and then come in space Get the ball back and go again. Okay, but think about just turning on the ball. It'll help you a lot Okay, where a guy's on my side here. He's trapping me. I just turn it's tough for him to stay with a turn Okay, just turn turn Okay, so those little touches keep it close. You don't want big heavy touches Otherwise the defender is going to come in the way When you're trying to get past people or going to space just think about cuts rather than fancy moves And then when you are getting in trouble the easiest way to get out of trouble is just turn Turn get your head up make a pass or Turn go the other way. It's not on turn. Go the other way Okay, turn turn turn Make sure you get your body in the way when you turn Don't just rely on your foot. Okay Get your body in the way protect the ball Good the final thing. So that's three things there The final thing I want to say when dribbling is I want you to think about being very direct when you have the ball. Okay, so it's good to get in the habit Whenever there's like space, let's say Well, let's say for example, we're attacking this net Okay, and a pass is played to me and I receive the ball. Okay first thing I want to think about Is there space here? I want to take my first touch there and then I want to take off Okay, you want to think about Running with the ball sprinting with the ball as soon as you get it If no one's closing you down take that space in front of you right away. Okay, a lot of us we get in the habit of We're very slow when we have the ball. We're fast when we don't have the ball But when we do have the ball, we move very slow. Okay, so say for example, you receive the ball from a teammate You receive then you get your head up then you turn And then it's like jogging with the ball. There's no purpose. There's no direction. There's no attacking Energy and attitude. Okay So when you're dribbling I want you to think about sprinting with the ball Think about players like renaldo like Gareth bail like d maria go and watch those guys Watch some compilations of them dribbling. Okay. What does it look like? Is it slow? Is it casual? No, it's direct It's got pace attacking the net right away Okay, guys, so let's recap quick Small little touches keep the ball close. You don't want big heavy touches. You're gonna lose the ball. Okay, think about cuts Cutting to change direction If a defender's here, I don't have to do three step overs to go that way. I can just cut Get low quick change of direction And then go that way if you're getting in trouble, you're getting trapped Just turn. Okay, put your body through the ball. Just turn turn and then play your pass Move into space to get it back or turn and then dribble Like we said with speed with purpose. Okay, that's the biggest thing and that changes in your mind If you can just say okay next practice from next game when I get out there As soon as I get the ball when I'm dribbling I'm gonna have purpose I'm gonna sprint to the net with the ball if someone gets in the way I'm just gonna dodge them with a little cut and again be very direct go to the net Okay, don't be casual and no jogging with the ball. Yeah, sometimes you need to slow it down But when there's space in front of you you need to score goals You want to score goals be very direct have lots of purpose and speed with your dribbling All right, guys. I hope this video helped you a lot. Please give me a quick thumbs up Please comment below if you have any advice to share with other people watching this video If you have any questions to ask Please comment below I will do my best to answer those and please share this video with your friends and teammates Thank you for watching this video on how to dribble a soccer ball