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Expert Football > Community > Soccer Q&A > Will working with a smaller ball improve your dribbling

matthew .. 08:02:12 Saturday 1 January 2005
hi expert Iam wondering that practicing with a smaller ball eg. a minnie soccer ball like dribbling would inprove your foot skills, dribbling skills and close control.
Yes, a small ball will certainly help your footskills, dribbling, and close control. Many brazilian stars say that they have played "futebol de salao" which is a type of futsal played with a smaller, non-bouncy ball that helps develop your footskills and control since the ball stays on the ground. Also, the great Franz Beckenbauer juggled a tennis ball to school often and worked with a tennis ball, and when he went back to playing with a normal size ball, he thought it was enormous, and he found it much easier to control. by Expert 10:22:42 Monday 17 January 2005