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OBJECTIVE:

Players will run onto the ball in correct alignment.

EQUIPMENT:

Four cones and one ball.

GROUP SIZE:

5.

AREA:

20m x 20m.

DRILL EXPLANATION:

  1. Ball is placed beside a cone and players line up along the edge of a square, one behind the other with the front player beside the placed ball.
  2. Ball is passed along the back line as the players fan out then straighten towards the adjacent side of the square.
  3. Ball gets to last player before they reach the line, where they place it next to the cone.
  4. Players realign on the line they have just crossed and restart the drill again.

COACHING POINTS:

  • Drill done at pace.
  • No mistakes.
  • Adjust the size of the grid depending on group’s level.
  • Encourage “soft hands”.
  • Communicate.
  • No drifting.

VARIATIONS / PROGRESSION:

  1. Work two or more groups in same grid.
  2. Reverse direction.

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