Objective:

• To start practice in a lively way.
• A fun warm-up that introduces and develops the fundamentals of dribbling.

Organization:

• Mark a square approximately 15 yards by 15 yards, depending on numbers.
• Each player should have a ball.
• If not, use the "Change Soccer" principle: half the players inside the square, each with a ball, the remaining half outside the square, without a ball. Trade places when coach shouts "Change!"
• Players can dribble around anywhere within the square, but should not walk.
• Three instructions are given to the players inside the square:
• "STOP" - Put foot on top of ball quickly and freeze like a statue
• "GO" - Move right or left with the ball, fast, for three or four yards
• "TURN" - Quickly turn 180 degrees with the ball, moving three or four yards

Teaching:

• Encourage players to keep the ball close to their feet.
• Occasionally insist on using left foot only or right foot only.
• See how many different ways they can turn with the ball.
• To avoid giving players too much information at once, introduce instructions one at a time and incorporate practice time between.
• Later, incorporate your own ideas.

Target:

• Stay in the area with the ball and make no contact with other players or other balls.