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Football Drills With Cones
1529 football drills that match this situation, filtered on the equipment and area recorded for each practice.
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.
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 Defending — defending drill, 15 min, Under 5 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
- 3v2 Attack To Goal — finishing drill, 20 min, Under 9 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
- 500 Touches Mastery Circuit — ball mastery drill, 10 min, Under 5 to Adults
- 5v2 Rondo Ladder — possession drill, 12 min, Under 8 to Adults
- 6v6 Thirds Conditioned Game — small-sided games drill, 22 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Aerial Control Practice — receiving drill, 12 min, Under 5 to Adults
- Angle And Break — playing out from the back drill, 18 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Angle And Go — pressing drill, 8 min, Under 6 to Under 16
- Angle Attack — shooting drill, 18 min, Under 9 to Under 16
- Angle Finish — finishing drill, 12 min, Under 7 to Adults
- Angle Finish Lane — shooting drill, 10 min, Under 6 to Under 12
- Angle of Attack — crossing drill, 11 min, Under 8 to Adults
- Angle Run Game — speed & agility drill, 15 min, Under 7 to Under 16
- Angle Shield — goalkeeping drill, 14 min, Under 8 to Under 16
- Around The Pole — ball mastery drill, 16 min, Under 7 to Under 16
- Attacking Corners Practice — set pieces drill, 15 min, Under 10 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
- Attacking Shape & Width — team shape drill, 22 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Attacking Throw In Routines — set pieces drill, 15 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Back Door Block — defending drill, 14 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Back Four Bridge — playing out from the back drill, 16 min, Under 9 to Adults
- Back Four Shifting Shape — team shape drill, 20 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Back Line Gates — playing out from the back drill, 12 min, Under 7 to Under 15
- Back Pedal Catch — goalkeeping drill, 10 min, Under 7 to Under 16
- Back Post Bounce — crossing drill, 12 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Back Post Burst — shooting drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Under 16
- Back Post Race — attacking drill, 14 min, Under 12 to Adults
- Back Three Build — team shape drill, 15 min, Under 10 to Adults
- Back To Forward — playing out from the back drill, 20 min, Under 11 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
Related Football Drills & Sessions
- 1-to-1 Agility With The Ball — speed & agility football drill
- 1-to-1 Attacking Duels — dribbling football drill
- 1-to-1 Ball Mastery Clinic — ball mastery football drill
- U10 Passing Session Plan (60 Minutes, Free)
- U8 Dribbling Session Plan (45 Minutes, Free)
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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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