Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Agility cones

Agility cones setup

Area:

Set up channels approx 3m wide for each player & 2m social distancing channel between. Set up a line of cones as shown. The yellow cones should be about 0.5m apart and start about 2m from the startline. The red cone should be 5m further away from the last yellow cone.

Equipment:

Cones, flats,poles & balls.

Objective:

Players will start at start line and the coach will call a series of sequences to run through the cones. This will build up to incorporating a ball to dribble/run with the ball.

Progression:

1) Players will be asked to alter the cones for changing the layout.

2) Players will start on the line and be asked to perform a skills task like doing V cuts on the line. The coach will hold up either a red or yellow cone. The player must react and dribble through the yellow cones only and then back for yellow or run with the ball not through the yellow cones, round the red cone and return to the start line. This is ro test the players observation skills.

Keypoints:

Encourage the players to be light on their feet performing the agility moves through the cones. Drive arms and legs when bursting and acclerating away. Keep head up constantly observing the coach to respond to colour.

Ball routines

Objective:

The progression now will incorporate a ball and some observation skills by the players. The coach will ask the player to perform a skills task on the start line such as V cuts. The coach will hold up a coloured cone and the player races against their team mates to the end cone and back. If the coach holds up a red cone the player dribbles through the cones their and back. If the coach holds up a green then they run with the ball without going through the cones, around the end cone and straight back. The skills tasks are listed below.

5) Side rolls

6) V cuts

7) L drag back

8) Coaches combo

Progression:

Have players perform with their back to you so they have to keep looking over their shoulder.

Key points:

Encourage players to keep their head up to observe and glance over their shoulder.