Fall 2015 Quizzes

We post quizzes on our game day roster pages. This page includes our Fall 2015 quizzes.

Quiz – stop and go dribbling moves:

Can you demonstrate two different stop and go dribbling moves, and also answer this question. When is the best time to use a stop and go move?

  1. When a defender is in front of you.
  2. When a defender is at your side (even with your shoulder).
  3. When a defender is behind you.
  4. When your grandmother is watching, so she can say “Yeah baby!“

Quiz – dribbling moves:

There are a lot of different dribbling moves. We usually group them into three categories.

  1. What are the three categories? (Hints: Check questions 3, 4 and 5. One of the categories is dribbling turns.)
  2. What are the three parts of each dribbling move?
  3. Demonstrate your favorite dribbling turn.
  4. Demonstrate your favorite stop and go move.
  5. Demonstrate your favorite move to get behind a defender.
  6. Speaking of moves to get behind a defender, where on the field should you use them, and where should you not use them?
  7. Rule or drool? Bones and shin guards – ______. Open space – ______

Quiz – dribbling turns and their stop-and-go sister moves:

Can you answer the following questions about dribbling turns and their stop-and-go sister moves, and also demonstrate the moves? (A “sister” move refers to a move that starts out looking just like another move, but has a different finish.)

  1. What stop-and-go move is the pullback’s sister?
    1. Cookie
    2. Pull-push
    3. Yo yo
  2. What stop-and-go move is the inside of the foot U-turn’s sister?
    1. Cookie
    2. Pull-push
    3. Yo yo
  3. What stop-and-go move is the stop turn’s sister?
    1. Cookie
    2. Pull-push
    3. Yo yo

Quiz – dribbling for penetration (getting behind a defender):

Can you answer the following questions, and also demonstrate two different foot fakes or body fakes you can use to fool a defender and beat her?

  1. Where does it make the most sense to try to get behind a defender? Near the other team’s goal or near our own goal?
  2. Where does it make the least sense to try to get behind a defender? Near the other team’s goal or near our own goal?
  3. You receive a ball and have open space in front of you. What should you do?
  4. There’s a defender 5-10 steps in front of you, between you and the other team’s goal. What should you do?
  5. There’s a defender a step away, between you and the other team’s goal. What should you do?

Quiz – attacking 1v1 against a defender in front of you:

Can you demonstrate how to beat (get behind) a defender who is in front of you in a 1v1 situation, and also answer these questions about 1v1 attacking:

  1. What are the three keys to success when you are attacking a defender in a 1v1 situation? Fill in the blanks.
    1. Key #1: Have control of the ball.
    2. Key #2: Change or pretend to change _________.
    3. Key #3: Change _________.
  2. What type of touch should you take a beat a defender who is in front of you?
    1. A close touch, backward
    2. A close touch, sideways
    3. A close touch, forward at an angle
    4. A close touch, straight ahead
    5. A firm touch, backward
    6. A firm touch, sideways
    7. A firm touch, forward at an angle
    8. A firm touch, straight ahead