Everybody Gets a Ball

Every player has a ball in a marked square. Free exploration — dribble, stop, turn, no instruction for the first two minutes, then coach starts calling surfaces: inside, outside, sole.

• Head up when you can — feel the ball, don't stare at it
• Use both feet; the weaker one won't fix itself
• Keep the ball close — tight spaces are coming

• Add a simple change-of-direction signal: coach claps once, they stop the ball dead
• Call a colour of cone — they dribble to it before the next clap