15 min
6-21 players
Technical
Dribbling as a team to fill your "bucket" (youth academy) (U8)
Fun drill to work on dribbling with younger players. Remember to keep score to create healthy competition.
Description
Using cones, set up 2 gates approximately 20m apart. Then place a square (the "bucket") equidistant from the 2 gates. Form a team of 3 players, each with a ball: 2 players position themselves at the 1st gate and 1 player at the 2nd gate. Repeat the setup as many times as necessary depending on th...
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