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Make a box with 4 cones all approximately one metre apart. Ensure the ball remains in the square when performing each drill.
1: Toe taps
2: Toe drags
3: Inside taps
4: Inside taps (moving forwards and backwards)
5: Inside taps (moving side to side)
6: Inside taps (while rotating in a half circle)
7: Continuous V turns
8: Continuous L turns
9: Inside drags to outside snaps
Try and get your head up and scan while performing these drills. Build up to where eventually you can perform these drills while looking up scanning constantly.
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Make a rectangle that is approximately 3 metres in width and 6 metres in length. Ensure the ball remains within the cones. Start in the centre at one end of the rectangle and perform each stated variation moving towards the opposite end of the cones. When you get to the end of the cones ensure your turn is nice and sharp and no rest is taken.
1: Inside touch, outside touch singular foot: Once you have turned at the end, ensure you continue with the opposite foot you used previously.
2: Inside touch, outside touch both feet (slalom):
3: Two outside of the foot touches and drop the shoulder: After dropping your shoulder, take the ball with the opposite foot.
4: Two outside of the foot touches into a scissor: After the scissor, take the ball with the opposite foot.
5: Two touches into a double scissor: Stick with going off one foot each rep. When you turn at the end, change feet.
6: Two outside of the foot touches into a chop: After the chop, take the ball with the opposite foot.
7: Two outside of the foot touches into a stepover: After the stepover, take the ball with the opposite foot.
TIP: Prioritise maximising the amount of touches you can get in each repetition rather than how quick you can complete each repetition.
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Start between cone 1 and 2 and dribble towards cone 1. Before you reach cone 1, turn and run with the ball past cone 2 and towards cones 5 and 6. Weave in and out of cones 5 and 6, turn , and go back on yourself in and out cones 5 and 6 again. Run with the ball past cone 2 and before you reach cone 1 perform a turn to redirect you towards cone 2. Turn again at cone 2 and, with a change of pace, run towards cone 3 and 4. Weave in and out of cones 3 and 4 , turn , and go back on yourself in and out cones 3 and 4 again. Run with the ball past cone 1 and before you reach cone 2 perform a turn to redirect you towards cone 1. Repeat the process.
Tip: Be creative and mix up how you dribble in and out of the cones. Also mix up what turns you perform. Additionally, try and not do everything at the same pace and make sure there are distinct changes of pace and your short bursts running out of the cones with the ball is maximal intensity.
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Start at cone 1. You have 3 options on how to start the drill. Either pass against a wall/ get a partner to pass you the ball or, the one shown in the tutorial where you roll the ball back yourself, backpedal to behind the ball and then turn in front of cone 2. Turn either way at cone 2 and let your turn direct you to the outside of either cone 3 or 4. From there, dribble around cone 3 or 4 and up to cone 5. Dribble in and out of cones 5 to 8 and proceed to dribble back to cone 1 again and repeat the process.
Ensure to alternate which way you turn each time.
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At cone 1, perform 3-5 kick ups and then knock the ball up above head height (vary the height), control and proceed to dribble towards the group of randomly placed cones.
Dribble through the cones, avoiding touching any of them. Once you have got through the cones, drive at cone 9. Beat cone 9 as if it is a defender and drive through gate 12-13 or 10-11. Once you have got through the gate, jog back to cone 1 and start again. Make sure to keep alternating which gate you go through.
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On the next round, start at cone 2 and face sidewards to cone 3 and repeat the process. This will ensure you are working on backpedalling both ways.
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Sprint from cone 1 to cone 2. At cone 2, shuffle your feet in a full circle around the cone while facing forward. Then sprint to cone 3 and repeat. Sprint out of cone 3 and don’t decelerate until past cone 4. Ensure your pace is maximal.
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