Football: The Christmas Tree

• A Christmas themed fun football drill for players.
• Set up as shown in diagram with cones in the shape of a Christmas tree.
• Players line up in 2 lines.
• On the whistle, players must run in the direction show on the diagram.
• First one to the ball, earns the right to shoot at the keeper.
• Split into 2 teams and keep score. Try to match players with similar agility.

Set up to the side, using the pitch markings as an indicator of where to place your cones (on the touchline, in line with the 6 yard box, penalty spot and baseline).

On hearing your whistle players sprint as fast as they can to the first line and touch the ground with their hand before quickly changing direction and running back to the touchline.

Repeat to the next line.

Finish the suicide by running as fast as you can to the furthest cone, touch the line and run back to your original starting point.

Players start on the baseline and run one at a time. The next player starts once the player in front of them has run around the first cone.

Players sprint around the outside of the 18 yard box and then run around the cone near the D.

Players then slow down to a 50% jog and use quick feet to place both feet in each rung of the ladder.

After running through the ladder players run around the next cone and slalom in and out of the cones/poles, facing forward at all times and using quick shuffle feet.

Finally players jog back around the cones back to the start point.

Split your players into two groups.

Half of the group runs around the outside of the square for one minute at 60% pace.

At the same time the other half of your team are working inside the grid. Half of the players have a have a ball. Players must move and call for the pass when they do not have a ball.

Players work in each area twice (2 runs around the outside and 2 times inside the area).