Spot The Difference

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One of my favorite drills i've thought up. Great to help work on players painting a picture of the pitch / game / scene in their heads.

Size wise of the area again depends on the age of the players your using.

Two zones with a coach looking after each, players simply look at the both and memorise the layout, the number of cones, the colour of the cones, bibs or even players etc

After a number of seconds 'you decide' how long (depending on age, the older the shorter time) players turn 180 degrees and dribble towards the red cones on the halfway line.

- As the players are dribbling away from the zones, a coach places/ takes away or adds something to a zone.

- Once the players have reached the red cones (on the halfway line) they simply turn and quickly see if they can SPOT THE DIFFERENCE and under close control dribble towards the zone they believe has changed dribbling through the gate is final (so once done their decision is final etc).

Winners stay on, and the rest help the coaches in changing the zones to make it harder/easier/tricker etc

Progressions/Variations:

- Use footballs instead of cones

- Use Multi-coloured cones (not all the same ie all yellow like pictured)

- Work up to using players to standing in zones

- Add more zones or less

- BE CREATIVE

Enjoy thanks for reading..

Zander

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