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Zig-zag agility and finish

Players sprint through a zig-zag of cones, receive a pass and shoot. Agility work with a football reward at the end, so it never feels like running for the sake of it.

U8 to adultAges
4 to 16 plus a keeperPlayers
25 m to goalArea
10 minsTime

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

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Set-up

  • Five cones in a zig-zag about 3 metres apart, ending 20 metres from goal.
  • Coach or server with balls to the side; keeper in goal.

Equipment: Cones, goal, balls

How it works

  1. Sprint and side-step round each cone, staying low.
  2. At the last cone, receive a pass from the server.
  3. Take a touch and shoot.

Coaching points

  • Low centre of gravity in the turns.
  • Short, quick steps round the cones; push off the outside foot.
  • Head up before you receive.

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Make it easier

  • Fewer cones, wider spacing

Make it harder

  • Dribble the zig-zag with the ball
  • Race a partner on a mirrored course

AttackersDefendersKeeper / neutral- - โ†’ Passโ†’ Runใ€ฐโ†’ Dribble

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