Category: Dribbling
Type: Game
EXPLODE
- This game includes every player to have a ball inside of a circle
- You should have as many cones as players
- Cones are placed in equal distance away from the circle, say 10-20 yards, depending on age of players
To start, we have called the game Explode. I have the players dribble inside a circle (usually just using the inside circle of the field). This circle is primarily used so the players will keep their head up while dribbling in a confined space.
My instructions inside the circle will include "pull backs", "ouside of foot dribble" and so forth. Anything to keep their head up while dribbling.
After about a minute of dribbling I will yell the word "explode". At this time, the players will then explode from the circle to find a cone to dribble to, turn around, and then come back to the circle. The key here is that no two players can go around the same cone, so they have to find another cone if somebody is already ahead of them. I (the coach) stand in center of the circle and first one back to slap my hand earns the right to sit out the next couple of times.
Other rules I have in place are when players come back to circle they must have control of the ball and stop it in front of me and then slap my hand (I learned this after doing this drill and having the balls fly all over the place because they did not have control of the ball coming back into the circle). It is competitive and can be treated as a fitness drill.
You can also do the drill by how many times each player has come back to the circle to slap hands for a two minute time period. First one back to circle with the ball under control earns the right to sit out. Maybe do first 3-5 players and then move on to something else.
Submitted by: Cindy
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