🎯 ERSDA Skills Assault Course (5-Station)
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🔁 Course Format:
- 5 technical skill stations
- Set up in a loop or line
- 1–2 minutes per station
- Repeat 2–3 rounds depending on age/energy
📍 Setup Instructions:
Place cones, balls, and any basic gear in a medium-sized area (half a pitch, garden, or school yard). Each station should be spaced out with room to move safely. Log how long you trained
⚽ STATION 1: Zigzag Dribble
Goal: Improve ball control and balance
Setup: 5–6 cones in a zigzag pattern (2m apart)
Instructions:
- Dribble through the cones with both feet
- Focus on small touches and quick direction changes
🪧 Challenge: Go back through faster!
🦶 STATION 2: One-Foot Dribble
Goal: Develop confidence with each foot
Setup: Straight line of 3 cones, 3–5m long
Instructions:
- Dribble using only the right foot forward
- Return using only the left foot
🪧 Tip: Use the inside and outside of the foot
🔄 STATION 3: Stop & Turn
Goal: Master close control & turning
Setup: 2 cones, 5m apart
Instructions:
- Dribble to cone 2
- Perform a turn (drag back, inside cut, etc.)
- Return to start — repeat 3 times
🪧 Challenge: Use a different turn each time
🧱 STATION 4: Passing Wall
Goal: Passing accuracy and first touch
Setup: Ball + a rebound surface (wall/fence/partner)
Instructions:
- Pass to the wall, control the return
- Complete 10 clean passes in a row
🪧 Bonus: Alternate feet or one-touch pass if confident
🔁 STATION 5: Quick Feet Cone Box
Goal: Fast footwork and close dribbling
Setup: 4 cones in a 2x2m square
Instructions:
- Dribble inside the box in a figure 8
- Use only small touches
- Keep the ball under control for 30 seconds
🪧 Fun Tip: “Keep the ball inside the ‘shark tank’!”
👨👩👧 Parent/Coach Tips:
- Keep it light and praise effort over perfection
- Record how many clean passes, touches, or seconds controlled
- Let kids invent their own challenge after completing the course!