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U9 and up . Keep the ball close when you run with it . Get your head up on the ball

Cristiano Ronaldo Speed Test

Set up

Field
Build a 4x4 yard starting grid 6 yards from the goal line. About 6 yards from the goal box and directly in line with the starting grid, create a gate. Put a 4-yard gate near each top corner of the goal box, approximately 3 yards from the corner.
Players
1 or more players. The player begins in the starting grid without a ball.
Balls
Place the ball in the gate directly above the goalbox.

How it runs

  1. 1.The coach uses a stopwatch to record the player's time.
  2. 2.Sprint to the gate holding the ball, collect it, and dribble through that gate.
  3. 3.Carry the ball to one of the corner gates, complete a figure-8 through it, then sprint with the ball across to the gate at the opposite top corner of the goal box.
  4. 4.Complete another figure-8 at that gate and then dribble back through the gate above the goal box.
  5. 5.Return the ball to the 4x4 starting grid and take a shot on goal from inside that grid.
  6. 6.Stop the stopwatch when the shot reaches the back of the net.

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