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Practice games

Gate Dash

Also called Dribble for Goal (the training version)

Gates dribbled through cleanly in 60 seconds. Set a baseline, then beat it.

At home 10 min 1 to 2 players Garden Park On your own With a grown-up 2016 to 2019

Me and My Ball Work hard

Set up

  • Set up 5 gates and a 60-second timer.

Garden, park.

How to play

  • Count every gate you dribble cleanly through, in control, not kicked.
  • Have 3 goes and note your best as your baseline.
  • Then beat it.

Make it easier

Make it harder

  • Shrink and survive: halve your box and add a chin-up rule, never looking straight down at the ball. Dribble for 60 seconds without the ball leaving the tiny box or running away from you once.

Three things to say

  • Head up to spot the next gate before you reach this one. That's the secret.

Colts habit

Work hard: little and often beats one long go.

Both feet

Do a round with the practice foot only.

Heads up

Look up between touches.

Safety: Pick a clear, flat space, look out for traffic and hazards, and stop if anything hurts. Soft ball indoors.

My best

Baseline and best, with the date. Only ever compared with your own earlier go, never with anyone else. Saved on this device only.