Game version
Color-call pairs: a partner calls a color as the ball comes off the wall, and your first touch goes to that side. Pairs count correct touches.
Look, Then Play: Color Call
Your parent calls a color as the ball comes off the wall; your first touch goes to that side.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth soccer coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Put a red cone to your left and a blue cone to your right, 3 steps away.
Core: Two colors. Beat your own best out of 10.
- Ages
- 11 and up
- Time
- 10 min
- Players
- You and a partner or parent
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Soccer ball, wall, 2 colored cones, partner or parent
- Level · skill
- Developing · Passing & Receiving
The steps
How it works
- Put a red cone to your left and a blue cone to your right, 3 steps away.
- Pass to the wall from 5 steps.
- As the ball comes back, your parent calls a color.
- Take your first touch toward that cone. Do 5 sets of 10 receptions.
Coaching point
Look before the ball arrives, then take your touch away from pressure.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Levels: Less (one color), Core (two colors), More (a new color each pass). Beat your own best out of 10.
Story
You are a traffic controller, and your touch follows the color of the light.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best out of 10. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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