The Six-Tech Gauntlet
This is the drill that separates the good from the great. Seven cones, six techniques, one relentless flow — executed non-stop. The middle five cones are packed tight, forcing you to operate in micro-space where every touch counts.
You’ll cycle through each technique with precision, building muscle memory, close control, and consistency under pressure. It’s punishing, it’s technical, and it demands focus — but the results are undeniable. This is where tight feet, sharp touches, and unshakable control are forged.
Six techniques. Zero excuses. Maximum improvement. Every rep pushes your technical limits and turns controlled chaos into second nature.
Drill Set Up:
Place down the 1st cone
Take 3 steps and place down the 2nd cone
Place your heal at the front of the 2nd cone and place the 3rd cone down at your toe. This is the spacing you will use throughout the middle section
Set down 4 additional cones - You should have 5 cones in the middle total.
Take an additional 3 steps and set down the 7th and final cone.
Drill Directions:
Strong Foot Only - Only using your strong foot, shift the ball with your body and feet through the middle section and turn with the outside of your foot at the last cone - Weave through the middle section on the way back as well.
Weak Foot Only - Same as above - Only using your weak foot now.
Inside Foot Only - Dribble to the middle section with the outside of either foot and quickly switch to shuffling the ball with the inside of your foot through the middle section. Once you exit the middle section - Shift back to the outside of your foot and dribble around the cone only using the outside of your foot. Perform the same technique back through the cones.
Ball Rolls - Similar as above, dribble to the middle section using only the outside of your foot and perform a ball roll and touch, setting yourself up for the next ball roll. Complete through the middle section, wrap around the last cone, and perform on the way back.
Outside of the foot only - Using only the outside of your feet - Dribble through the middle section, by pushing the ball with the outside of your foot and quickly shuffling across to catch it with the outside of your opposite foot. Perform this technique down and back.
2 touch - Dribble to the middle section with the outside of your strong foot and hit the ball through the space with the outside of your strong foot, quickly catch it with the inside of your strong foot, shift your body and push the ball through the next space with the outside of your opposite foot. Catch the ball with the same foot and repeat throughout the middle cones.
Perform non-stop with a 30-45 second rest before entering the gauntlet again.
Repeat for a total of 6 reps.