Build intensity
Free choice at walking speed → Add a coached turn → React and accelerate to a new corner
SOCCER DEVELOPMENT HUB · WARM-UP
Turn the corners
Dribbling · Change direction · Agility & acceleration · Scanning
Rehearse balanced turns and a change of pace while moving into clear space.
Readiness, not fatigue: Build from controlled movement to moderate football-specific intensity.
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Set it up
18 × 18 yard square with a small corner gate at each corner
Create four corner gates and start players throughout the square rather than in lines.
- Players
- 4–24
- Equipment
- 1 ball per player · 8 cones
- Players dribble to any corner and turn back into the square.
- Coach demonstrates one turn, then players may choose it or another solution.
- Call a new corner color after each turn so players scan before traveling.
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