The player stands on the balance platforms. Cones are set around the player, with the player's goal to touch each cone separately without falling off the platforms.
Balance platforms work best with this drills. If coaches don't these though use your creativity to find an alternative (stand on a bean bag for example).
The important thing is to use something that is SAFE to stand on and ideally forces the kid to test their balance.
In this drill, the player works on balance and body's control. Touching cones set in different spots requires to adapt with the body to the different positions.
"It is not only useful for staff who are experienced but a valuable tool for those subject staff who have to take teams."
The variety of sessions across sports - sometimes we steal session ideas from one sport and use them with another.
As we enter the business end of the competition, we take a look at the remaining eight teams and the key talking points surrounding each side.