Warm-Up Square II

Pitch: Four cones mark out the square, four further cones in different colours stand outside it.

Equipment: 8 cones and several balls.

Players: The whole group; in part 2, four players with a ball stand outside and four players without a ball are in the square.

1. Light warm-up with the ball at the feet: the players keep moving at all times. On the coach's whistle, an outer cone is dribbled around briskly, after which it is back into the square.
2. The players without a ball run towards the players with a ball and receive a pass. They play the ball back and run to the next player with a ball. The ball is played alternately with the right and with the left foot.
3. The balls are thrown in from outside. Each cone colour has a function — red: right foot, blue: left foot, yellow: chest control, white: header out of the air.

Variations: Build various tasks into the dribbling at the start:

• Dribble only with the left or only with the right foot and use all surfaces — sole, inside, outside and instep.
• Alternating left outside, left inside, right outside, right inside.
• Let the ball swing between the insides of the feet while moving forwards or backwards.
• Carry out feints with a subsequent change of pace — step-over, scissors, lunge, shot feint.