1-to-1 Agility With The Ball

Objective

• -Improve foot speed and change of direction
• -Link agility work straight into a ball action
• -Prepare the body for individual technical work

Setup

1. 1Ladder or six flat cones in a line.
2. 2Ball placed five yards beyond the last rung.
3. 3Finish gate marked ten yards further on.

How to play

1. 1Player completes the ladder pattern then accelerates onto the ball.
2. 2Dribble at speed through the finish gate, jog back and reset.
3. 3Six reps with a different ladder pattern each time.

Progressions

• +Coach calls left or right gate late
• +Add a turn back through the ladder

Regressions

• -Walk the pattern first
• -Remove the ball and just run

Variations

• -Race a partner for time
• -Finish with a strike at a mini goal

Common mistakes

• -Heavy, flat footed landings
• -Slowing down before reaching the ball
• -Touch too heavy so the ball runs away