Game version
Cut-and-score: two teams of two alternate, and each shooter cuts around the cone and finishes. Each team counts its own goals.
Cut and Shoot
Cut the ball across a cone to open your body, then shoot into the far corner.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth soccer coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Dribble at a cone 18 yards from goal.
Core: Medium. Beat your own best.
- Ages
- 11 and up
- Time
- 12 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Soccer ball, goal, 2 cones
- Level · skill
- Developing · Shooting
The steps
How it works
- Dribble at a cone 18 yards from goal.
- Cut the ball sideways with the inside of your foot.
- Shoot on your next touch, aiming low across the keeper.
- Take 16 shots, 8 cutting each way, and count your on-target shots.
Coaching point
Cut, set, shoot low.
Safety: Make sure no one is standing in front of the goal or the wall before you strike.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (cone close), Core (medium), More (weaker foot). Beat your own best.
Story
You are a skater carving around a flag on the way to the gold medal.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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