Coordination Circuit

Objective

• Develop foot speed, balance and rhythm, then attach a ball to the end of it

Set-up and how it runs

• Lay out three short stations in a line: ladder, then hurdles, then a slalom of four cones.
• Players go through the ladder (two feet in each rung), hop the hurdles, then slalom the cones on foot.
• At the end of the slalom there is a ball waiting — dribble it back down the outside to the start.
• Keep the queue to three players per station so nobody stands still for long.

Equipment

• Agility ladder
• 6 cones
• 4 low hurdles
• 2 hoops
• Balls

Coaching points

• Quick feet in the ladder, on the toes
• Land and go — don't pause between hurdles
• Arms help you balance, let them move
• The dribble back is part of it, not a walk

Progressions

• One foot in each ladder rung
• Add a turn at the end of the slalom before picking the ball up
• Race two lines side by side

What it develops

Technical

Running with the ball

Psychosocial

Motivation

Physical

Coordination and balance