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Football Drills With Cones
997 football drills that match this situation, filtered on the equipment and area recorded for each practice.
Cones are the one thing every grassroots coach owns. These practices use them properly — as gates, targets, channels and pressure markers — rather than as an obstacle course players dribble round with their head down.
The filter runs against the equipment list and area size stored with every drill, so a practice only appears here if it genuinely fits.
Drill categories on this page
Football Drills With Cones
Every card links to the full drill page with numbered set-up steps, the step-by-step sequence, coaching points and progressions.
- Age band
- Under 7 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 10 min
- Area
- 15 x 10 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Ladder
- Focus
- Warm Up
1-to-1 Agility With The Ball
Improve foot speed and change of direction
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 14 min
- Area
- 15 x 10 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Mini Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
1-to-1 Attacking Duels
Beat an opponent one against one
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 8 x 8 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones
- Focus
- Technical Practice
1-to-1 Ball Mastery Clinic
Master a bank of moves through repetition
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 14 min
- Area
- 15 x 10 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones
- Focus
- Skill Practice
1-to-1 Defending Technique
Individual defending shape and footwork
- Age band
- Under 8 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- Half of the penalty area
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Mini Goals
- Focus
- Skill Practice
1-to-1 Finishing Session
Groove a repeatable finishing technique
- Age band
- Under 7 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- 10 x 8 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Rebound Boards
- Focus
- Technical Practice
1-to-1 First Touch Wall Work
Take a directional first touch under time pressure
- Age band
- Under 8 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 15 min
- Area
- Goal area
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Full Goals
- Focus
- Technical Practice
1-to-1 Goalkeeper Handling
Sharpen handling and set position
- Age band
- Under 5 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 14 min
- Area
- 12 x 8 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Rebound Boards
- Focus
- Technical Practice
1-to-1 Passing & Receiving Wall Work
High volume of passes and first touches alone or in a pair
- Age band
- Under 8 to Adults
- Players
- 1-2
- Time
- 20 min
- Area
- 25 x 15 yards
- Kit
- Balls, Cones, Mini Goals
- Focus
- Technical Practice
1-to-1 Shooting Technique Session
Groove a clean laces strike with both feet
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Every drill page has the full set-up, step-by-step instructions, coaching points and progressions.
- 1v1 Arrival Box — dribbling drill, 14 min, Under 8 to Adults
- 1v1 Channel Duels — dribbling drill, 15 min, Under 6 to Adults
- 1v1 Defending — defending drill, 15 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 1v1 Defending Duels — defending drill, 15 min, Under 7 to Adults
- 1v1 End Zone Duels — dribbling drill, 15 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 1v1 Gate Attack — dribbling drill, 15 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 2v2 Defending Units — defending drill, 18 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 2v2 Rapid Tournament — small-sided games drill, 20 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 2v2 Recovery Defending — defending drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- 3v2 Attack To Goal — finishing drill, 20 min, Under 9 to Adults
- 3v2 Attacking Overload — attacking drill, 18 min, Under 8 to Adults
- 3v2 Transition Breaks — transition drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- 3v3 Continuous Games — small-sided games drill, 20 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 4v2 Rondo Circle — possession drill, 12 min, Under 8 to Adults
- 4v4 To Mini Goals — small-sided games drill, 18 min, Under 6 to Adults
- 4v4 Transition Game — transition drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Adults
- 500 Touches Mastery Circuit — ball mastery drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 5v2 Rondo Ladder — possession drill, 12 min, Under 8 to Adults
- 5v5 With Keepers — small-sided games drill, 20 min, Under 8 to Adults
- 6v6 Thirds Conditioned Game — small-sided games drill, 22 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Acceleration Ladders — speed & agility drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Acceleration Starts — football fitness drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Activation Circuit — warm ups drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Aerial Control Practice — receiving drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Aerial Control Station — receiving drill, 12 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Aerial Duel Practice — heading drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Agility Diamond — speed & agility drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Agility Gate Weave — football fitness drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Under 12
- Animal Movement Circuit — football fitness drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Under 10
- Attack v Defend The Box — crossing drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attacking Corner Routines — set pieces drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attacking Corners Practice — set pieces drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attacking Crossing Game — attacking drill, 20 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Attacking Header Finishing — heading drill, 14 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Attacking Headers From Corners — heading drill, 15 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Attacking Overloads 3v2 — attacking drill, 20 min, Under 5 to Adults
Session plans to slot these into
- U10 Passing Session Plan (60 Minutes, Free) — passing & receiving, 12 players, 60 minutes
- U8 Dribbling Session Plan (45 Minutes, Free) — dribbling & 1v1, 10 players, 45 minutes
- U12 Defending Session Plan (75 Minutes, Free) — defending & pressing, 14 players, 75 minutes
Coaching articles that help here
- How To Give Better Feedback — Five ways to make your feedback land, stick and actually change what a player does next.
- The Art Of Asking Better Questions — Questions turn players into problem solvers. Here is how to ask ones that get real answers.
- How To Plan A Better Training Session — One theme, four phases and a game at the end — the plan that works for almost every grassroots night.
- Coaching Confidence — Practical ways to feel calmer and more assured on the pitch, even when you're new to it.
Common questions
Are cone dribbling drills useful?
They are useful for technique, but add a gate to choose or a defender to beat as soon as players are comfortable, so they lift their head and make decisions.
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