Dribbling Technique And Drill In Football

Dribble is an individual skill that must be mastered by every player. For the beginner, here are the dribbling drills in Football and tips on dribbling. Dribbling is the movement to bring the ball using the foot to go to the opposing team area. Based on the situation, dribble can be divided into two types.

Closed Dribbling. It is a dribbling technique done with full control of the ball when the ball is not completely safe from opposing players and the ball cannot be more than 1 meter in front of our feet.
Speed Dribbling. It is a dribbling technique that is done by kicking the ball forward and then we chase it by running as fast as possible but we have to be completely free from the opponent's insistence.

Dribbling Drills

If you want to bring the ball quickly to an empty area or no opponent, do speed dribbling by kicking the ball and then chase it. However, if you bring the ball around your opponent, do a closed dribbling by always protecting the ball not too far or no more than 1/2 meter in front of you. Talk about the basic dribbling technique, there are 2 techniques or how to dribble you have to master, dribbling using the outer foot and dribbling using the inner back. Here is an explanation of how to dribble in the football game.

Dribbling Technique with Inner Legs

This technique uses the inner legs as the point of legs with the ball when dribbling. The following are dribbling steps with inner legs.

Initial Posture

The initial posture is to stand facing the movement with foresight
The arm is relaxed and positioned next to the body
The ankle is rotated out and locked

Dribbling Movements

Push the ball using the inner legs forward with the position of the foot slightly opened to the front and the pivot foot moves
The ball moves forward by rolling on the ground

Final Posture

Stop the ball using the sole of the foot at the top of the ball
The weight is stacked on legs that are not used for dribbling
The eyes sight is straightforward

Dribbling Technique with Outer Legs

Dribbling using the outer legs is basically the same as the basic dribbling with the inner legs. The differentiation is the point of legs with the ball. The following are the dribbling steps with the outer legs.

Initial Posture

This movement begins with the posture of standing facing the direction of movement and foresight
Both arms position’s beside the body slightly stretched
The ankle is rotated in and locked

Dribbling Movements

Push the ball with the outer leg forward in a slightly raised position from the ground
At the same time, the foot of the pivot moves
The weight is stacked on legs that are not used for dribbling
The ball moves forward on the ground not far from the foot