Name: Playbook - Nonstop Progress - Midfielder Training Session
Uploaded: 2023-12-07T16:58:00.479Z
Duration: 70 min
Description: Midfielder Training Session

Simple ball mastery dribbling activities performed with 4-5 cones set up in a straight line. Each cone is about a half yard apart.

Simply dribble through 5 cones that are 1 yards apart and alternate between using the inside and outside of both feet.

Inside to Outside

Simply dribble through 5 cones set up 1 yard apart and only use the left foot to get through the cones. Repeat for the given amount of reps.

Left Foot Only

Simply dribble through 5 cones set up 1 yard apart and only use the right foot to dribble through the cones. Repeat for the given amount of reps.

Right Foot Only

Simply dribble through 5 cones that are set up 1 yard apart and simply rake the ball using the bottom of your foot through gap between the cones and then stop the ball with the other foot and continue until you’ve gone down and back through the cones. Repeat for the given amount of reps.

Rake Dribble

Simply dribble through 5 cones that are each 1 yards apart while using the La Croqueta technique (the self pass) for each gap between the cones. Repeat for the given amount of reps.

La Croqueta Dribble

Set up 2 cones roughly 1 yard apart and dribble in a figure 8 around the cones continuously for the given amount of time. Use the left foot only.

Figure 8 - Left Only

Set up 2 cones about 1 yard apart and dribble in a figure 8 around the cones for the given amount of time. Use the right foot only.

Figure 8 - Right Only

Ball Mastery Dribbling Circuit

Start with setting up a 6x6 yard box with a cone in the center of the box. Dribble in around the center cone, and snake dribble out to the the outside cone, go around the outside cone, then repeat until you get back to where you started. Repeat for the given amount of reps both directions!

X Drill

Set up 4-5 cones, 1 yard apart, starting at the 6 yard box going away from goal. Set up a cone or two at the top the box. Dribble through the cones, dribble out to the top of the box, turn at the cones, and finish into the goal.

Dribble, Turn, Finish

Start on the end line and sprint for 40 yards.

50 Yard Sprint

Simply shift the ball and play a long pass into a wall, goal, or partner. Allow about 25-40 yards of space to do this. Do equal reps with both feet.

Long Driven Passes

Put a cone 4 yards away from a wall. Using a wall, pass to the wall and then take your first touch behind the cone to the other side. Then pass to the ball and repeat. Repeat this for the given amount of reps on both sides. (10 reps = 5 reps each side)

Touch Behind Cone to Wall Pass

Set up a cone 4 yards from a wall. Using a wall, pass diagonally to the wall and receive on the other side of the cone. Then take a touch, and pass diagonally and receive back on the side you started from. Repeat this for the given amount of reps (10 reps = 5 each side)

Diagonal Wall Pass to Touch

Using a wall, simply pass to the wall and use the inside of your foot to shift the ball a couple yards to your left or right. Then take a couple touches to shift the ball back, and then pass to the wall again, and then repeat. Repeat for the given amount of reps on both sides (10 reps = 5 each side).

Midfielder Training Session

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