Two teams of different coloured bibs... one team keep control of the ball in their area and a pair of players from the other team run across to win the ball and play it back to their team When they do so the two players that won the ball run back to their team and two of the other team ru nto the other area to win the ball back
This drill focuses on quick retrieval of the ball by two defenders
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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