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Cone agility patterns

Change direction faster than the defender expects. Built from four simple shapes.

No follow-along video attached yet. There are good ones for this — ask your coach to add one.

US Soccer YouTube
12:00
12 minutes · 4 patterns × 3 runs. Press start and go.

Do this

  1. 1 Set five markers in a plus shape, 5 metres apart.
  2. 2 T-drill: sprint forward, shuffle left, shuffle right, back-pedal home.
  3. 3 Star: sprint to each outer marker and back to the middle, touching each.
  4. 4 Box: sprint, shuffle, back-pedal, shuffle round the square.
  5. 5 Zig-zag: weave through the four outer markers, then sprint back.
  6. 6 Three runs of each. Time yourself. Rest fully between.

Do it well

  • Low hips when you change direction; push off the outside foot.
  • Small steps into the turn, big steps out of it.
  • Head up. Look where you are going, not at your feet.

Level up

  • Do the patterns dribbling a ball.
  • Have someone call the next marker so you react instead of plan.