For #WorkoutWednesday this week, I’m going to show you how to do a soccer drill that will help you build your side to side agility, as well as your ability to quickly transition from sideways movement to forward movement with the ball.

For this drill, you’re going to need 8 cones. Set them up with 2 gates on the ends about 6 feet wide, then set the other four up in a line about 1-2 feet apart (see video for layout).

Start off at one of the gates. Leave a ball off to the side. Do 3 figure eights around the two cones on the end while shuffling sideways. Make sure to keep your head up to develop your field awareness.

After you’ve done your figure eights, dribble the ball forward through your line of cones. At the other end, put the ball off to the side, then shuffle around these cones 3 times. Finally, sprint with the ball back where you started.

This soccer drill helps you develop your side to side agility, field awareness (great for defenders), speed, dribbling skills, and your acceleration.

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