Game version
Weave relay: partners take turns weaving the cones. Each clean run adds one to your pair’s total in 60 seconds.
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
Core: Steady. Beat your own clean runs.
The steps
Coaching point
One touch per cone, knees bent.
Step by step
Set 8 cones 2 feet apart.
using only your right foot
Weave using only your right foot, inside then outside.
using only your left foot
Come back using only your left foot.
Make it fun
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 clean runs. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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