Objective

• A fun circle practice that develops accurate kicking.

Organization

• Mark a circle having a center mark (line intersection; a coin; a scratched "X").
• A center circle works well, but regulation size will be too big for young players.
• 5-yard radius for 6-year olds; 6-yard for 7-year olds, etc.
• Use marker disks to make a circle.
• From center spot pace out radius by going N, S, E and W. Fill in the rest of the circle.
• Each player on one side of the circle has a partner directly opposite.
• Each pair has one ball between them. If there is an odd number the coach joins in. 
• One player passes the ball towards his or her partner, while trying to knock over a cone.
• The partner retrieves the ball and returns the pass, again trying to kick over a cone.
• The ball must be passed from outside the circle.
• The game is stopped when all cones are knocked down.

Teaching points

• Encourage the players to use pace as well as accuracy of pass.
• Suggest they continue to kick towards the cone even after they have actually kicked (follow through).
• Encourage them to approach the cone at a slight angle to the direction they are kicking (45 degrees).
• The coach uses a stopwatch to set the "team" record of knocking all cones down.
• Later, winners are the pair to first knock over the most cones.
• Condition them for some part of the practice to use their non-dominant foot only.

Progression 

• Reduce the number of cones and/or make the circle bigger.  Or use one cone and pairs then compete against other pairs, e.g., "First Pair to score 5 hits between them"

Target 

• The coach uses a stopwatch to set the "team" record of knocking all cones down.