Duration: 20 mins Equipment: Cones, bibs, balls Players: 12 Set up Mark out a 40x40 ft box with the cones. How to play 8 players have a ball each inside the area, and they can dribble around inside it using different parts of the foot to touch the ball and different skills (drag backs, Cruyff turns, reversed drag back, etc) too. There are 4 players on the outside of the area who do not have a ball and are free to move around the outside of the area. Players inside the box are free to pass to the outer players. If they pass to an outer player, then the outer player has to pass back. Players really have to concentrate and look up before picking a pass.
It allows the players to start thinking about whether to pass or dribble, while allowing them to be creative. Itâs a fun warm up routine which gets the playersâ heart rate going too. How it links to the England DNA:In possession â staying on the ball Promotes creativity Promotes confidence on the ball
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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