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Croqueta and sole-roll gates

Players dribble to small gates and use a croqueta (inside-to-inside shift) or a sole roll to move sideways through them. Teaches the quick lateral moves that beat a lunging defender.

U8 to adultAges
4 to 20Players
20 x 20 mArea
10 minsTime

Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.

โž• Put it in tonight's session๐Ÿ—“ Build my season around itโœ๏ธ Make my own version

Set-up

  • Gates scattered around the area, each slightly narrower than two feet.
  • Ball each.

Equipment: Cones for gates, 1 ball each

How it works

  1. Approach a gate, then move the ball sideways through it with a croqueta or a sole roll.
  2. Accelerate away to the next gate.
  3. Count gates in 60 seconds.

Coaching points

  • Quick inside-foot to inside-foot shift.
  • Stay low and balanced.
  • Explode away after the move.

Add this drill to a session plan โ†’

Make it easier

  • Wider gates
  • Walk the move first

Make it harder

  • Add a defender on each gate

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