Musical cones
Players dribble freely and race to stop their ball on a cone when the coach shouts. One fewer cone than players keeps it exciting. Great for close control and listening.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Scatter cones around the area, one fewer than the number of players.
- Each player has a ball.
Equipment: Cones (one fewer than players), 1 ball each
How it works
- Dribble around the area, avoiding the cones.
- On 'stop!', find a cone and put your foot on the ball next to it.
- Player without a cone does a fun forfeit (five toe taps) and stays in. Remove a cone each round.
Coaching points
- Head up to see free cones early.
- Keep the ball close so you can stop quickly.
- Use the sole to stop the ball.
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Make it easier
- Same number of cones as players
- Walking pace
Make it harder
- Must use weak foot
- Stop with the sole and turn round the cone
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