The race starts with the signal of the coach. The players dribble through cones then go around the blue cone and shoot to the small goal on their side. The first player to score a goal wins. You can ask the players to use only right or left foot when they dribbling / shooting.
Small touches on the ball to keep it close to their feet Accelerate after the last cone to reach the blue cone as soon as possible Try to shoot on goal immediately after turning
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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