The hourglass: passing game and dribbling
Perfect for youth soccer training, the hourglass drill will help your players develop their passing and dribbling skills while varying the angles and surfaces of the foot used.
Description
Place 4 cones to form an area of approximately 50x25m. Then place 2 cones inside the area to form an hourglass shape (see animation). Players position themselves at each cone. The ball sources are located at the 2 opposite corners of the area you just marked out.
The exercise proceeds as follow...
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