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How To Dribble Like Lamine Yamal | 7mlc x Joner Football

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Session Goal

A coach plans and runs a football dribbling/finishing training session modeled on Lamine Yamal’s style, aiming to improve a young player’s:

  • Ball awareness
  • Scanning / head-up dribbling
  • Decision-making
  • Finishing quality

Session Outline

1) Ball Mastery (Tennis Ball Start)

  • The session begins with ball mastery using tennis balls.
  • Drills are designed to force the player to keep eyes off the ball at times, including higher throws so the player must look away.

2) Receiving + Passing in/around a Small Area

  • Progresses to receiving and passing in and around a small area using bounce/drop/quick touches.
  • Emphasis is on habitual scanning between touches while keeping the ball moving.

3) Yellow-Box Agility / Reactivity at “Game Speed”

  • Moves into a yellow-box agility/reactivity phase.
  • The player dribbles at “game speed” and reacts to sudden stimuli (e.g., discs thrown in).
  • Key coaching point: dribble at pace while not losing awareness—manage timing and effort, not “going headless.”

4) “Juicy Stuff” Finishing vs Two Mannequins

  • Builds into finishing against two fixed mannequins: Jeffrey and James.
  • The coach stresses that the run-up/setup matters more than the final strike.
  • A taught sequence:
    1. Draw defenders in slowly
    2. Fake the shot
    3. Shift quickly and finish (often aiming for side netting/corners)

5) Repeated Refinement Cues

The coach continually refines execution details, including:

  • Quick eyes-up after the shift
  • Head/eyes timing
  • Quick footwork
  • Low, firm finishes
  • Touch adjustments so the ball quality doesn’t pull wide and invite defenders

6) Weak-Foot Finishing Improvements

  • Focuses on finishing on the weak foot using:
    • Hip positioning
    • Striking so the ball travels more dead-straight (or toward the corner), avoiding spinning away or toward the keeper

7) 1v1-Style Finishing Under Passive Pressure

  • Culminates in a 1v1-style finishing challenge under passive pressure.
  • The coach presses to force the attacker to:
    • Read the defender’s actions
    • Choose to finish inside or down the line
  • Note from the coach: the defender may “do you a favor” by blocking one option—so the attacker must exploit the opened space.

8) Wrap-Up

  • The session ends with praise and a brief wrap-up:
    • Highlighting progress
    • Reinforcing the importance of repetition and game-speed habits
    • Acknowledging participants/thanks between the group

Presenters / Sources

  • Michael (credited as “7mlc” / “the goat”)
  • Joner Football (channel/brand credited in the video title)

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