This exercise trains the children’s dribble - and kicking skills, along with their feints. In order to develop the players’ body awareness, the course is first completed without the ball, afterwards with.
First, the coach completes the course without the ball. Body movements are shown thoroughly - shadow dribbles, shadow feints, and shadow kicks. After this, the coach shows it with the ball.
8 cones, 1 ball per player, and a five-a-side goal
The exercise could be done on the opposite side, producing new challenges for the players’ technical skills.