Players all stand around the cones on the outside. When it's their turn, they receive a pass, drive into the centre cones, and perform a skill that takes them left, where they would then pass the ball.
Skill should be quick and effective. Passes need to be accurate and helpful. Should keep in time with other footballs.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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