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Inside-Outside Weave

Use the inside and outside of one foot to weave tightly through cones.

By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth soccer coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026

AA · YOU2 FEET
AA · YOU
SetupSet 8 cones 2 feet apart.

Core: Steady. Beat your own clean runs.

Ages
11 and up
Time
10 min
Players
Just you
Space
Yard or field
Bring
Soccer ball, 8 cones
Level · skill
Developing · Dribbling

The steps

How it works

  1. Set 8 cones 2 feet apart.
  2. Weave using only your right foot, inside then outside.
  3. Come back using only your left foot.
  4. Do 6 trips each foot.

Coaching point

One touch per cone, knees bent.

Step by step

The drill in 3 frames

  1. AA · YOU2 FEET

    Set 8 cones 2 feet apart.

  2. AA · YOU

    using only your right foot

    Weave using only your right foot, inside then outside.

  3. AA · YOU

    using only your left foot

    Come back using only your left foot.

  • Dribble
  • Faint: already done

Make it fun

Play it, don't drill it

Game version

Weave relay: partners take turns weaving the cones. Each clean run adds one to your pair’s total in 60 seconds.

Challenge

Pick a level: Less (slow), Core (steady), More (eyes up while a partner holds up a number). Beat your own clean runs.

Story

You are a snake gliding between the stones.

My best

Beat your own count

Beat your own clean runs. Only your own number counts: today against last time.

Practice makes progress

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