Feinting Drill

• 2 dummies or cones
• 2 cones

• The player dribbles towards the first dummy, performs a step-over to the right, and goes past it on the left.
• Then, the player dribbles towards the second dummy, executes a step-over to the left before it, and goes past on the right.
• The player continues dribbling to the second cone, performs a cut-back before it, and dribbles a few meters at high speed. Then, dribbles back to the starting position at a relaxed pace.
• Feints for getting around the dummies:
  • Zidane Trick
  • Shooting feint
  • Lunge step
  • Matthews Trick
  • Double step-over
  • Double lunge step
• Cutting back before the second cone:
  • With the inside
  • With the outside
  • Inside, behind the standing leg
  • After a scissors move
  • After a passing feint, with the outside
  • After a passing feint, behind the standing leg
  • After a body feint

Coaching Points

• Pick up speed.
• Time feints properly.
• Sufficiently shift body weight.
• After the feints, change direction and speed explosively.
• Perform runs at high speed.
• Take sufficient breaks between runs.

• Starting position to dummy: 8 meters
• Dummy to dummy: 12 meters