Special Olympics Football Coaches Quick Start Guide Key Words • Inside of the foot • • Change direction Chop across the ball Encourage the player to use the outside of the foot to shield the ball from opponents and evade their tackles. For more drills, please see Football CD Skill Progression Dribbles forward, using the top of foot, along outside of laces Uses inside of foot to quickly change direction and bend opponent Uses outside of foot to shield ball from opponents and evade tackles Uses sole of foot to change ball direction Dribbles up field with ball while walking Dribbles up field with ball while running Dribbling Faults & Fixes Error Cannot control ball when running. • • Correction Player walks and dribbles. Slowly increase to light jog, then to a run. Player slowly dribbles around cones. Increase speed as player develops better touch on the ball. Drill/Test Reference Player dribbles around half of the field while running. Keep time as player dribbles around cones. Award one point for the best time or best change in time. Cone dribbling. Loses ball when moving to right and/or left. • • Ball always runs away from player. Slow down. Have the pace related to ability. 40 Football Quick Start Guide – September 2004