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Futsal Ball Control Drills

10 futsal ball control drills with court diagrams and coaching points.

Close Control Gates

Dribbling through tight gates with sole and inside-of-foot control replicate…

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Low-Bounce Juggling

The low-bounce futsal ball is hard to juggle — which is exactly why it build…

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Shielding the Ball

With a defender always close in futsal, shielding — putting your body betwee…

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Sole Control Under Pressure

The defining test of futsal control: keeping the ball under the sole with a …

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Sole Pull-Push

The pull-push (drag the ball back with the sole, then push it forward with t…

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Sole Roll Foundation

The sole of the foot is to futsal what the inside of the foot is to football…

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Sole Rolls — Both Feet

Futsal demands two-footed control more than any other format — the tight spa…

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The Chop & Cut

The chop (cutting the ball back sharply behind the standing leg) is futsal's…

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The L-Drag

The L-drag (drag the ball back with the sole, then push it square with the i…

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Toe-Cap Stop & Control

Receiving a pass and killing it dead under the sole — the toe-cap stop — is …

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