Team Cone Collection
Communication & Teamwork
Legend
- team A player
- team B player
- ball
- cone
- central base
How it works
Work together as a team to collect cones while dribbling, combining communication with cooperative play.
What you need
- cones
- soccer ball
Your focus
Teamwork at young ages is built through shared goals and simple coordination tasks. When players must talk to each other to achieve a group outcome, they learn that individual skill combined with teamwork produces better results than individual effort alone.
Scatter 20 cones around a bounded space. Split into 2 teams of 4.
Each player dribbles a ball. Teams compete to collect the most cones.
To collect a cone, a player must stop their ball on the cone.
Players can also 'steal' cones another team has collected from a central base.
Team must call out when they find a cone and when they need help defending their base.
3-minute rounds; team with most cones wins.
Helpful cues
- Tell your team where you're going so you don't overlap
- Call for help when someone is stealing your cones
- Work together, spread out to cover more ground
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
No stealing; just collect, reduces the need for defensive communication.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Players must pass the ball (not dribble) to reach each cone.No account needed
Build a practice plan
Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.
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