Move to Empty Cone
Sprinting Soccer Drill
Exercise that focuses on player’s short passing and awareness while forcing them to perform some sprinting movements.
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X = 40 Yards Y = 40 Yards |
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Players stand on a cone each. One of the players begins with the ball. |
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There should be more cones laid out than players. The ball is passed from one player to the next. Once one player has passed the ball they sprint to an empty cone. The number of empty cones at any one time will depend on how many extra ones were laid out by the coach. There can only be one player at each cone, so if two players head for one then the slower of the two must continue to sprint to find another cone.
The quality of the passing determines how well the session flows. If the play must stop every few moments to retrieve a ball then this will not be a very intense session. Passes should be accurate, correctly weighted and, ideally, along the ground.