How Do You Develop Good Soccer Dribbling Skills?
• One of the best processes to get good at dribbling is to play soccer with a tennis ball, or other smaller ball. You will get used to the constant adjustments needed and dribbling a full sized soccer ball will seem much easier. • Use all the surfaces of your foot. Most often you will be using the front part of your instep, especially when you are dribbling at speed. However, to become a good dribbler of the ball, make sure that you are adept at using the outside and inside of both feet. This way you can cut the ball away from pressure and keep control of the ball no matter where the defensive pressure comes from. You can also use both sides of your foot, like a hockey player’s stick. • Touch the ball with each step you take with the ball. In very quick succession, touch the ball a little bit ahead of you when you dribble. This will create both good control and increase your dribbling speed with the ball. With this kind of control you can elude defenders when they try to reach in and s