Players start on the first cone and dribble at pace to 2nd cone They turn away from the cone and dribble towards next cone where they perform another turn. They dribble through the gates (beating the dummy defender) and turn towards the next cone. They complete a final turn and sprint through the gates wth the ball. Once through the gates they take 1 touch and shoot PROGRESSION Add a defender to arrive at same time as getting ready to shoot Turn using certain parts of foot only e.g. inside/outside/weaker foot
Dribble at pace - close control Encourage players to use both feet Encourage different types of turns Shot - use laces and follow through
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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