Square Grids set out to match number of players. even amount of 2 different coloured cones, with a ball at each.
Warm Up... call a colour, all players on that coloured cone should change, call swap both colours swap to an alternate coloured cone. Hold up coloured cone to match the cones instead of calling out.
PROGRESSIONS:
Ball mastery skills when stationary at cone, toe taps, tick tocks
Dribble with ball when moving.
Break group into 4 seperate square groups. Game to dribble around the square following each other, can they catch the person infront.
Passing around the groups square.
PROGRESSION:
Have two games of football rounders in the teams.
close control, slow around cones, fast on the straights. head up.
Good weighted pass, good first control to face next pass
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