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Corridor guard: stay side-on in a narrow corridor and switch your lead leg when your partner claps. Swap roles. No contact.
Jockey Corridor
Defend a narrow corridor side-on, switching your lead leg when your parent claps. No contact.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth soccer coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Mark a corridor 3 steps wide and 8 steps long.
Core: Jogs. Beat your own run of patient shadows.
- Ages
- 11 and up
- Time
- 10 min
- Players
- You and a partner or parent
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- 4 cones, partner or parent
- Level · skill
- Developing · Defending
The steps
How it works
- Mark a corridor 3 steps wide and 8 steps long.
- Your parent walks or jogs down it with the ball; you face them, side-on, low.
- Shuffle back to stay in front, never crossing your feet.
- On a clap, switch which foot leads. Do 6 rounds of 20 seconds.
Coaching point
Side-on, low, never cross your feet.
Safety: No contact and no tackling: the parent or partner only moves, calls or rolls the ball.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Levels: Less (partner walks), Core (jogs), More (changes direction). Beat your own run of patient shadows.
Story
You are a castle guard holding the bridge: patient, not rushing.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own run of patient shadows. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
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