{"id":167599,"date":"2026-04-14T22:50:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=167599"},"modified":"2026-04-14T22:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:50:30","slug":"race-through-cones-followed-by-passing-soccer-coaching-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playinsoccer.com\/?p=167599","title":{"rendered":"Race through cones followed by passing | Soccer Coaching Drill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QutLti9Ch-Y?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>Find out more and have your own digital assistant coach at https:\/\/www.coachbetter.com\/?utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=videobeschreibung&#038;utm_campaign=CFC&#038;utm_content=QutLti9Ch-Y<\/p>\n<p>Activity Flow:<br \/>\n1. The exercise starts on both sides at the same time by command of the coach<br \/>\n2. The coach calls out a color (the color of the cone gates &#8211; in this case red or blue)<br \/>\n3. Immediately afterwards player A passes the ball to player B<br \/>\n4. Player B must now dribble through the goal that the coach has previously named (here &#8211; first action: red)<br \/>\n5. The special thing is that player B has a different way to go, because the colors of the cone gates are different<br \/>\n6. The player who first passes the ball to the goal may prevent the second player from passing to the goal<br \/>\n7. If the player gains the ball he is allowed to counterattack to the opposite goal<br \/>\n8. If two goals are scored or if both balls are out of the field, the two players leave the field and a new action starts on the coach&#8217;s command<\/p>\n<p>Organization:<br \/>\n1. Mark an approx. 15x15m field<br \/>\n2. Three mini goals<br \/>\n3. 14 cones in total (4 of them in a different color &#8211; here blue)<br \/>\n4. Place 8 cones in the previously marked field (first two cones 2 m away from the starting position &#8211; the next two cones in the middle of the field)<br \/>\n5. Check your setup with the help of the image<br \/>\n6. Enough balls next to the starting positions<br \/>\n7. Coach must be audible, always gives the start signal<\/p>\n<p>Coaching Points<br \/>\n1. Control &#8211; Always maintaining control of the ball recognising when to keep ball close to body and when to move ball further away to attack the space<br \/>\n2. Awareness \/ Orientation  &#8211; Keep eyes on the ball as much as needed but off the ball as much as possible to assess where the space is<br \/>\n3. Changes of Speed &#8211; Slow to quick or quick to slow look to adjust speed of body and ball to escape defenders and maximise space available<br \/>\n4. Changes of Direction &#8211; Right to left, left to right, back to forward, forward to back look to change direction of body and ball to escape defenders and maximise space available<br \/>\n5. Creativity &#8211; Encourage players to improvise to find solutions to escape opponents<\/p>\n<p>Variations:<br \/>\n1. Easier &#8211; bigger goals to produce more sense of achievement for players<br \/>\n2. Harder &#8211; players start the pass themselves &#8211; as later the coach calls the color, as more important the quick reaction in the right direction becomes<br \/>\n3. Competition &#8211; count point\/goals: Each goal gives one point. Who has collected the most points after a certain period of time?<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QutLti9Ch-Y\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out more and have your own digital assistant coach at https:\/\/www.coachbetter.com\/?utm_source=youtube&#038;utm_medium=videobeschreibung&#038;utm_campaign=CFC&#038;utm_content=QutLti9Ch-Y Activity Flow: 1. 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