I've coached sessions with 6 cones and sessions with 60. You need more than you think. Running out of cones mid-session means you're using your feet as markers, which is not a good look.
Disc cones vs. dome cones vs. tall cones
Disc cones (flat, 23cm diameter): The most versatile. Easy to stack, can be dribbled over without injury risk, and visible from distance. The standard choice for 90% of grassroots sessions.
Dome cones (taller, 10–15cm): Better visibility in long grass. Useful for marking goals in SSGs without proper equipment. Not ideal for close dribbling drills.
Tall cones / witches' hats (30cm+): High visibility for wide pitch marking. Good for corner flags and distance markers. Less useful for technical drills.
Disc cones: 50-pack disc cones* · 50 multicolour disc cones* · 20-pack disc cones*
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How many do you need?
Minimum viable kit: 20 disc cones. Comfortable session kit: 40–50. Full setup for complex sessions with multiple simultaneous drills: 60+.
Buy the 50-pack at minimum. Single packs of 10 or 12 look economical but you'll wish you'd bought more.
Colours
Multiple colours matter for drills that use colour cues (colour gates, colour touch, traffic lights). A set of 4 colours × 10 cones is more useful than 40 cones of one colour. If buying a single colour, yellow or orange offers the best visibility on grass.
Multi-colour cone sets: 40-cone multi-colour set* · 50-cone 4-colour set*
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Cone bags
A cone carry bag or mesh sack is not optional. Loose cones in a kit bag are a perpetual problem. Buy a bag that clips to your kit bag or attaches to a goal post.
Cone carry bags: Mesh cone bag* · Equipment storage bag*
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The flat marker alternative
Coloured flat markers (rubber squares or circles, 10–15cm) are an underrated alternative to cones for close-control drills. Players can dribble over them without knocking them, and they define a smaller space more precisely than a disc cone. Worth having 20 in your kit bag alongside your disc cones.
Flat markers: Flat rubber training markers* · Spot markers 20-pack*
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