Build intensity
Walk the pattern → Jog with clean technique → Add one short controlled burst
SOCCER DEVELOPMENT HUB · WARM-UP
Cone slalom & burst
Dribbling · Ball mastery · Agility & acceleration · Change direction
Raise movement intensity through controlled turns followed by a short acceleration.
Readiness, not fatigue: Build from controlled movement to moderate football-specific intensity.
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Set it up
Parallel 12 × 4 yard lanes
Build enough parallel slalom lanes to keep groups to two or three players, with recovery space after the final cone.
- Players
- 4–24
- Equipment
- 1 ball per player · 4–6 cones per lane
- Players weave at walking speed using any surface.
- Repeat with an inside-outside rhythm and balanced body position.
- Exit the final cone with a controlled five-yard burst, then walk back outside the lane.
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