Head Up Dribbling
We do this with two different coloured cones rather than numbers of cones. Variation: Add in killer, if you hold up both colours of cone. You can also add in calls to "switch balls" or "bell taps" etc, to make them concentrate on something else, then hold up the cones.
Scanning Football Drills
Endzone Game - 2 Directions Version
Teams have to get the ball from one side to the other. Basically the endzone game but with...
Spanish Corners
Similar to the 4 corners game but you can only score in the two attacking corners and ther...
4 Corners Game
4 vs 4 or similar. Teams get a point by passing to a player in one of the 4 corners. V...
4v4 quadrants with feeders
Neutral feeders around the outside. 4 vs 4 in the middle. Teams try and maintain position ...
Touchdown football (endzones)
Small sided game. 3 vs 3 (or similar numbers). Pass to a teammate in the endzone and touch...
Coloured cones calling warmup
Basically a relay race. When the players reach a box with different coloured cones in, the...
Scanning shoulder (hold up cones)
Main player stands in a square of cones. Main player receives a ball. The player behind...
Rondo into Possession Drill
Start with a rondo. 6 or 7 around the outside of 2 defenders. Defenders hold bib. Phas...
Table Football / Foosball
Allowed to take a 1m ish deviation from a line of pancake cones. Play through the line...
Pancake rondo for movement
A pentagon of pancakes with 1 pancake in the middle too. 4 players passing and one presser...
Scanning shoulder drill
We've done this a couple of times. Three receivers in the middle. Two pressers. The re...
Warmups Football Drills
Layoff Passing Warmup
A simple passing warmup, with players moving up the pitch while passing to two stationary ...
Simple 1 touch passing warmup
Simple 1 touch passing warmup, using both feet.
Diamond passing warmup
Receive the first pass on a pancake, split out wide to receive the second pass on the half...
Tig gates
Set up some cone gates. 1v1 player has to lose opponent and get through gates.
1-2 Jinking Shooting Drill
Simple jink, 1-2 then shoot.
Cone bombs
Two teams line up opposite each other in shooting zones. There are a line of cones in the ...
Coloured cones calling warmup
Basically a relay race. When the players reach a box with different coloured cones in, the...
Progressive Rondo
A rondo with 3 areas - progress the ball from one side to another.
Layoff / Pivot Warmup
Players move up the pitch in pairs, with 3 pivot players spreading the play to the opposit...
Knocking Over Cone (V2)
Essentially a race round two cones, with trying to knock over cones / block your opponent ...
Defender Mirroring
Defender has to mirror the position of the attacker, as they move around the outside of th...
Cone dribbling & shooting practice
Dribble round cones away from goal, then turn around final cone, drive towards goal and fi...
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