 these drills really are good for are developing especially the cuts, the changes of direction and the body control, the weaving in and out. I really like them for that. So when you're coming through these cones I want you to imagine that these are two players and I'm cutting between them because that is a touch that you will do in a game. So if you're going to do the dribbling drills, if you don't know about me I used to be a huge underachiever but through obsessive self-improvement I found my success. Earned a college scholarship, played for my national futsal team, a youtube channel with over 100 million views. I've helped players worldwide and I'd love to help you improve faster and achieve more. Just try to do them with pace and I'll give you a few examples of realistic drills that may make this more so if you're going to do a double touch inside outside just make sure it is nice and quick and whenever I'm changing direction I'm always focusing on that low center of gravity okay pushing off because that's what this is really beneficial for it's the cuts between players between two players and those sharp changes of direction the technique of the cut because a lot of times especially if you're starting out and I'm trying to go that way my cut is probably here so learning to actually bring that ball back into you and make it go where you want with one touch so that's what I would move to next after the double touch is the single touch okay right foot oh wait let me go again because that's sloppy good so notice the the technique of the cut as I said really over emphasizing turning the foot turning the hips when I'm cutting the other thing I want you to think about as far as body movement is actually skipping away while you're making that outside cut because I can just take a touch but if I really want to get good at avoiding tackles learning to really jump away with that touch is going to help me escape more defenders how many times have you seen messy dribbling full speed someone comes to tackle him just skips that way continues with his dribble so think about adding that the low center of gravity on the cuts bending the knees not just focusing on your touches but focusing on control the body and then skipping away from tackles next one you could do is a inside touch but again is that realistic go slow to build up your rhythm but I want to be going a little quicker each time and I should be making mistakes every so often just like that because if I'm not then I'm not challenging myself you could do the same but a double touch you know I do like this one because it's a touch I use all the time he's lunging for the ball I take it away from him the next one you could do is a drag back roll back but let's try two versions two touch one touch one touch would be again like the inside foot good skill is it realistic would you actually dribble like that in a match no but good to have that technique more realistic is probably dragging back from the defender good so I've talked about this before if I'm doing the skill if I'm trying to beat him and my touches there he's probably sticking down his foot easy tackle that's why I want more of that side touch and a skip same goes for this inside touch again if I'm touching it here if you like this content check out the soccer success planner you can download it for free there's a link in the description below and for advanced training check out the online soccer academy let me but if I'm touching out here he's not going to get me same for the roll if I roll it over nice and easy like that that's easy for him to tackle if I actually drag it away from him drag it back into myself that's much harder for him to get the last match realistic dribbling drill with cones I'll show you is the toughest one for me so I saved it till last is this outside skip touch but I'm changing feet each time okay the reason that's so difficult is because I need really good control my body really good balance if I'm trying to do this up here lunging just having nice touches not going to happen I have to have really good balance really bend the knees quick feet good rhythm but this is realistic movement these are movements that are going to allow you to get away from defenders okay so when you're doing these drills think about a few things obviously the quality of those touches but really over emphasizing the cuts so the technique of the foot really over emphasizing especially if I'm trying to go the opposite direction really get your foot around it the hips really turning the hips around the ball not just trying to dribble like this cut direction like this getting my hips around it bringing the ball back into me rather than across the defender's foot and that low center of gravity whether I'm skipping away from someone or I'm changing direction shielding the ball one more bonus drill for you and this one is probably the best because it's the most realistic I would just say go for a freestyle dribble so use whatever skill you want to get through those cones hit different touches be creative this is more realistic that's something that would happen in a game you'd have to figure yourself out figure a way to get through the defender's get if you like this content check out the soccer success planner you can download it for free there's a link in the description below and for advanced training check out the online soccer academy