Defend the Cones

This soccer drill focuses on agility and dribbling.
The soccer dribbling drill also emphasizes developing functional dribbling and feinting skills, vision and reaction.

Published: 03.02.2011.

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Category: Soccer Drills - Soccer Dribbling Drills

Age: 10 - 15

Difficulty: 4

Space: Reduced

Keeper: 0

Players: 3

Individual+Team

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Organisation

Four cones are used to create an approximately 6x6 meters square.
Place two players with ball to the opposite lines of the square and put a player into the middle of the area.

Description and Graphics

The two outside players are defenders and the middle player is attacker. Attacker has to dribble to the cones and touch them with the ball. Defenders try to react and dribble to the cones to defend them from the attacker. Attecker can touch the cone when it is "clear" the defender is missing. Change the players position. Take care of sufficient resting period. Maxmum load: 35 sec.