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Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Under-8 Drill - "Nutmeg"

Space: Confined Area (25 by 30 sq. yards)

Organization: Players are divided into two (2) equal groups. Each player in one group stands with their legs open in the grid, while the other group with a ball each tries to "Nutmeg" (the soccer term for playing a ball between the legs of an opponent) as many players in 30 to 60 seconds. Players can not "nutmeg" the same player in succession. Rotate roles.

Objective: Improve dribbling, vision, speed with the ball, and changing directions with the ball.

Variations: Add a defender who tries to take the ball away from any of the dribblers. Dribblers who lose their ball become the new defenders.