Try this soccer warm-up drill to get your players passing, moving, turning and dribbling with the ball. It has all the skill elements you need to get kids ready for a session on the training ground. Warm-up drill tips Tell your players to pass the ball to you. You then make a second pass to the left or right. The player must react and sprint to collect the ball and turn to dribble through the cones as quickly as possible.
You are putting your players' skills to the test in this drill. You want to see how fast they can react and sprint to the second pass. They then need to turn quickly and dribble as fast as they can, keeping the ball under close control.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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