Dribbling Footy Pups

The crowd are going wild. CHEERING

Here come the Footy Pups.

# They play like a dream when they work as a team

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# There's Pickles and Rex and Geraldine next

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# Rozzie and Benny and Manager Freddie

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# There's Rachel too and, of course, all of you

# Footy Pups, go, go, Footy Pups

# Go, go, go, go, Footy Pups! #

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Rachel Yankey, top international footballer

and all-round sporting superstar.

But when Rachel's not scoring goals for her team,

she's playing with the Footy Pups.

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Hi, everyone, we are all warmed up so it's time to get moving.

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Today on my team we have number one, Evie.

Fantastic skills.

Number two, Oliver.

That's brilliant.

Number three, Amelie.

Oh, look at that!

Number four, Michael.

Nice.

Number five, Phoebe.

Excellent, well done.

Number six, Henry.

Yeah, love that.

Also joining us are Footy Pups

Pickles and Rozzie.

And that's today's team.

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OK, guys, gather round, it's team talk time.

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Today we're going to be looking at dribbling footballs.

When might you need to dribble the ball?

Oh, fantastic. Henry?

-When you are running up the pitch.

-Brilliant. Phoebe?

-When you're trying to keep the ball away from someone.

-Well done, guys.

It's really important to dribble the ball

so you can move the ball away from other players

in a controlled way.

There are three main things to remember when dribbling.

Keep it close, keep it moving and look where the space is.

-ALL:

-Keep it CLOSE.

We need to keep it MOVING

and LOOK at where the space is.

-OK, let's go and have a practice.

-ROZZIE:

-Hurray!

You've each got a ball.

One after the other you're going to dribble up to the cone,

around it and back again.

You need to keep the ball close and controlled, so remember,

take little touches.

Wow, look at Oliver go.

Fantastic work.

Michael's speedy, too.

Nice ball touches, Amelie.

Good close control.

Excellent dribbling.

Use the inside and the outside parts of your feet, guys.

Henry's loving this.

That's it, Evie, keep your head up so you're looking

where you're going. Don't lose control of that ball.

Good one, Amelie.

Go, Phoebe, go!

Whilst these guys keep practising, here's a reminder for you at home.

You need to keep the ball close,

keep it moving

and look where the space is.

I'm going to challenge you.

You need to dribble your ball between the cones.

When you get to the end, you need to go round the outside

and back to the beginning. But the difficult thing here is

that you're all going to go at the same time.

Everyone all at the same time - that's tricky, Rachel.

Evie's keeping that ball close, brilliant. Great concentrating.

Fantastic dribbling, Amelie.

Avoid the other people.

Keep good control of that ball, don't lose it.

Use both your feet.

Amazing dribbling by Michael, that's fast.

Pickles, you're so good at dribbling.

Thanks, Rozzie, but I haven't always been.

Do you remember how wobbly I was when Moleton Wanderers came

to Pupton Park?

Oh, yes.

Welcome to Pupton Park,

where an exciting training session is about to start.

Huddle up, pups, today we're going to practise one of the hardest

-skills in football - dribbling.

-ALL:

-Ooh!

Now, when you dribble you need to control the ball

and run at the same time.

Pickles, why don't you try?

But Freddie, when I dribble the ball, my left food

gets in the way of my right foot and I go all wobbly.

Don't be daft, lad, there isn't a right way or a wrong way to

dribble, just do whatever works for you.

Good luck, Pickles. Oh!

Oh, is there any damage?

No, but thanks for asking.

I was talking about my beautiful pitch.

Freddie's got some surprise visitors coming,

so I want my grass looking perfect.

Today you're going to have a dribbling drill from

-all-star mole team, the Moleton Wanderers.

-ALL:

-Bow-wow!

You can't let moles near my pitch, they'll burrow all over it.

Och, Pete, don't make a mountain out of a mole hill.

RUMBLING

Tally-ho, Footy Pups, we've got some fun dribbling challenges for you

-and there's a juicy bone for the top dogs who win each one.

-ALL:

-Yummy.

I'm dribbling already.

TUMMY RUMBLES

Don't worry, tummy, I'll win you a bone.

Your first challenge is to dribble the ball

-to the top of that molehill.

-Yodel-oh-hee-hee!

On your marks, get set, go.

Left foot, right foot... Sorry!

Ha-ha, this is easy - it's just like dancing.

Just like dancing? OK.

Coming through.

Wait for me... Oops!

Oh, I smell trouble.

It's me, Rozzie, my wobbly dribbling is not getting any better.

When I dribble, I look at my feet and use my nose to follow the ball.

Oh. Thanks for the tip.

-Watch out!

-Oh!

-Oh, dear, I don't think Pickles saw that coming.

Meanwhile, it looks like Geraldine

and Benny have both made it to the molehill.

-Jolly good show.

-BOTH:

-Yay!

Don't worry, tummy, we'll do better next time.

See, Pete? These wee molehills will flatten in no time.

Oh, now look at it. Oh.

Hold on!

OK, pups, here's your next challenge.

All you've got to do is dribble your footballs round our marvellous

molehill maze.

Yodel-oh-hee-hee! Reach the end and you can win another bone.

Uh-oh, this game looks even tougher.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Left food, right foot...Oh!

Bleargh!

Sorry, Benny, my dribbling is still too wobbly.

-Try keeping the ball as close to your feet as possible.

-Ah-ha.

How about this?

Oh, what a howler.

Come on, Pickles, I think I've found a way out of this maze.

-Allez-oop!

-Maybe I could dribble like Geraldine?

Now where's my ball gone?

There's the way out.

Oh, no, it's a three-pup pile-up leaving only Rex

and Rozzie to finish the molehill maze.

Well done.

TUMMY RUMBLES

I know. I don't think we'll ever win a bone, either, tummy.

THEY PANT

There you go, Pete, we've cleared that muddy maze

-and your pitch is back to normal.

-Not quite!

We've still got one last dribbling challenge left.

HE GASPS

Ready, pups?

All you have to do is dribble your balls to the other

end of the pitch without being tackled by my team of moles.

-The first to score a goal wins this.

-ALL:

-Bow-wow!

That's the biggest, juiciest bone I've ever seen.

Three, two, one, dribble.

WHISTLE BLOWS

As the pups start their last challenge, it looks like

poor Pickles still isn't happy with his dribbling,

but look at Rex pulling into the lead with some flashy footwork.

That bone is mine!

Huh?

Hey!

Allez... Whoops! Oh.

I'm going to win that bone.

Huh? Oh!

Left foot, right foot. Oh!

Ha-ha! ..oh.

Ha-ha! ..drat.

Look at that pup go.

Pickles' wobbly dribbling is proving very hard to tackle.

Bow-wow!

Keep going, Pickles.

I'll try.

This pup is a dribbling genius.

He's so wobbly, we can't tell where he's going to go next.

We'll have to try and get the ball by staying above ground.

Tally-ho!

-Oh! Oh!

-Bother!

Look, Pete - Pickles' clumsy dribbling is flattening

-all the molehills for us.

-Keep going, Pickles!

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My word, that's a winning goal that no mole could stop.

-ALL:

-Pickles has won all on his own.

His wobbly dribbling gets that bone!

# Go, go, go, Footy Pups! #

Congratulations, Pickles, you are today's champion dribbler.

-Yay!

-Ha-ha, lad, you believed in yourself

and won by finding your own special way to dribble.

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Oh, no, not MORE molehills.

Ha, ha! Don't worry, everyone,

it's just my tummy getting ready for this.

THEY LAUGH

-ALL:

-Pickles!

-Well done for winning that big juicy bone, Pickles.

-Mmmmm! Bones!

Oh, Pickles, you're dribbling.

Mmmm! Lovely, juicy bones!

Hi, guys.

-Hi, Rachel.

-Mmmm! Big, giant,

lovely, juicy bones.

Er, Rozzie, what's wrong with Pickles?

He's been dribbling, Rachel.

-Eurgh. Pickles... Pickles!

-Huh?

Come on, wrong time for dribbling.

Oh, sorry.

Do you guys remember how to dribble?

Keep the ball close. Keep it moving.

And look at where the space is.

-OK, guys, who fancies a game?

-ALL:

-Yes.

So, I've split you up into two teams. We've got the Oranges.

-Oranges, give me a cheer.

-THEY CHEER

And we've got the Blues, Blues, let me hear you cheer.

THEY CHEER

Brilliant, let's take a look with the Footy Pups to see how to play.

To play this game, you need to control the ball.

When the whistle blows, the first team-mate must

dribble their ball through the cones, up to the poles,

slalom around them and then shoot for the goal from the white line.

They then run back to their team-mates,

high-five, and the next team-mate starts.

The winners of this game will be the team who completes

the course in the fastest time.

Three, two, one.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-Go!

Fantastic start from Phoebe.

Control the ball, keep it moving.

-Look where the space is.

-She's making easy work of those cones.

-Nice and steady.

-And shoot for the goal.

-Back of the net!

-Quickly run back, high-five your team-mate.

-Off you go, Henry.

-Another speedy start here.

Well done, get through the gap.

He's through the cones, now on to the poles, that's close dribbling.

-BOTH:

-Henry, Henry.

-Great support. Can he score?

Yes! Not even Pickles could have saved that.

-Nice and quick, Evie, well done.

-That's it.

Concentrate. Oh, she's hit the post, but that's not stopping her.

-BOTH:

-Evie, Evie.

-The pressure's on, good luck, Evie. Goal!

-And time!

While these guys get their energy back with some half-time oranges,

let's have a replay. WHISTLE BLOWS

The Blues were amazing at dribbling around the obstacle course, but I

wonder if the Oranges can complete the course in a quicker time?

Three, two, one.

WHISTLE BLOWS

Michael means business.

-Through the cones.

-Fantastic dribbling, Michael.

Keep that ball under control. Keep it moving. Keep it close.

-He's at the final pole already.

-And shoot, Michael.

He lines up, glorious goal, he's got to be pleased with that.

It's Amelie's turn, I think the pups wish they were playing, too.

-This really is some brilliant dribbling. BOTH:

-Amelie, Amelie.

Great support as she makes her way down the pitch.

-Keep your head up, look where you're going.

-Can Amelie score?

-Oh, it's hit the post, but it's in!

-Fantastic, Amelie, well done.

-Oliver flies off, there.

-Look for the spaces, Oliver.

Time's running out if the Oranges want to beat the Blues.

-BOTH:

-Oliver!

Oliver sizes up the goal, it's in!

WHISTLE BLOWS

And time!

Let's have a replay.

The Oranges were terrific at dribbling around the

obstacle course, but which team completed it in the quickest time?

It's over to Footy Pups Pickles and Rozzie for today's results.

It's the Oranges who completed the course the fastest,

making them today's winners.

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My team today have been dynamic dribblers.

We've dribbled on our own, we've dribbled together

and we've dribbled around cones, but most importantly we remembered

to keep the ball close, keep it moving and look where the space is.

That's it for today, guys. Well done, everyone.

Now you got the skill, remember to pass it on.

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