To set up this drill all you need is 3 cones and a ball, set the cones in a triangle with one player in the middle of the cones. How the drill works is the player in the middle will do a one touch pass, move to the left then do another one touch pass drop back behind the cone receive the ball and take a touch around the cone play the ball then go back to the middle. Do this going both sides for 2 minutes then rotate players.
1st touch has to be sharp and accurate Aim to take one touch around the cone Make sure your dropping back as fast as you can
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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