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Dribble Up Soccer Skills Contest Guide

Dribble Up team leaderboards are no longer part of the DribbleUp soccer app which makes it more difficult to run skills contests. We've requested a return of this feature to the Dribble Up app but for the time being it's not an option. You can still run contests but its a more manual process than it used to be. The Dribble Up soccer ball, smart ball app, and the coach’s dashboard helped us run a soccer skills contest this summer during the World Cup. If you're [...]

By Ben Edwards|2020-03-20T16:25:03+00:00August 9th, 2018|

Do Dribble Up Soccer Drills Help in a Game?

Last week we held our first Soccer Tech Expo where players and teams got the chance to try out various soccer technologies like the Dribble Up smart ball. One fun thing about the event was that we got to answer a lot of questions from parents and players about how we use soccer tech for skill development. One family stopped by on the way to a tournament match and the dad was asking how the drills in the Dribble Up app would help his son in [...]

By Ben Edwards|2018-04-23T14:45:58+00:00April 23rd, 2018|

Dribble Up 1000 Touches Soccer Drills

1000 Touches, again!!?? Sound familiar? How can you get your youth soccer team excited to get their 1000 touches at the start of each practice? Even better, how can you help your youth soccer players want to work on their foot skills when they're not at practice? Let's be honest, most kids aren't jumping up and down to work on their technique. They just want to get on the field and play- not work on toe touches, step overs, pull backs, scissors, sole roles, chops, inside/outside, [...]

By Ben Edwards|2018-04-01T15:12:53+00:00March 31st, 2018|

DribbleUp Makes Your Kids Want to Practice More?

If a professional soccer player told your kid to work on their weak foot, would they do it? One lucky Tuesday night in September a few years back we skipped out of practice a bit early for an autograph session with MLS defender Chance Myers. His tip to my son, "work on your weak foot". Myers went on to play in 27 games that season for Sporting Kansas City. He started and played all game for each of the five playoff matches and put away his PK in [...]

By Ben Edwards|2017-11-30T17:34:50+00:00September 29th, 2017|

How the DribbleUp Smart Soccer Ball Wrecked My Kids Bedtime

Once upon a time there was a kid who didn't like going to bed.... I'm sure you've never been a part of that story before right? As if my kids needed another excuse not to go to bed, our DribbleUp smart ball came in the mail today. Our DribbleUp Soccer Ball Book just released with over 30 tips on how you can use the smart soccer ball! You can also try out the DribbleUp Soccer ball for a season or off season to see how it [...]

By Ben Edwards|2019-12-02T15:59:12+00:00September 25th, 2017|