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Football: Role and Interior through cones

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Set up as shown with cones evenly spaced out.

The distance between the cones can be modified depending on your players abilities.

Players dribble through the cone performing 1 touch with the interior and a roll across their body to get through the cones without touching them, neither with the ball nor their feet.

COACHING POINTS

Touches on the ball should be done with the sole of one foot and then swiftly followed by a touch with the interior of the other foot.

Players should concentrate on moving their feet accordingly to get themselves through the area. Taking quick side steps as required after each touch.

Look for good acceleration away once the player has completed 1 set before turning and coming back to complete another set.

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Right to left beating the player:

This practice can best used to help players practice the beating of the player from left to right. Players run to just beyond the first cone and use a move to bring the ball across and infront of the 2nd cone, to then be taken forward and around the cone to the other side where another player could be waiting to take the ball and return practicing the same skill.

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Rats and Rabbits:

Set out two lines of six discs approximately 5 yards apart. Station 1 player by each disc. One ball per player. One team is the "Rats" and the others the "Rabbits". When the coach calls out "Rabbits", the rabbits team chase the rats to the end line. The rabbits must tag the rats before they reach the safety of their end line. Repeat in the opposite direction when the coach calls out "Rats".

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Pull back:

Players run towards the cone and when they are about to go past the cone they pull back the ball with the sole of the boot and change direction to run at the next cone. This is a good practice for repetition.

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Quickfire:

2 players, with one ball per pair stand between two cones.

Players face each other in the centre of an imaginary line between two cones 10 metres apart. On the coaches command "1-2-3 Quickfire", the players must perform a dragback or Cruijff turn and take the ball past the cone behind. If the player passes the cone before being tackled he/she wins a point.

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