Red Player must run in between eithier blue gate. Black player must tag red befoe reaching gate. Progression with balls if Black player takes ball from Red player they must driblle through orange cones
Change of speed and Change of Direction to beat player. Attack open space with positive touch. If gate is blocked change to direction to different gate. Do a skill before reaching gate
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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