12 min
4-20 players
Technical
Information gathering and cognitive work in Youth academy (U13)
Often overlooked in youth soccer, cognitive training is nevertheless essential. This drill will allow your players to work on information processing with a color-based game while being constantly in contact with the ball.
Description
Form a circle using 8 cones of different colors and place 4 players at 4 cones with one player having the ball. Create as many circles as needed depending on the number of players available during your session (2 circles for 8 players, 3 circles for 12 players, etc.).
The exercise proceeds as fo...
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