The aim is for pairs to gain and maintain possession of the ball by passing to one another against their defenders. If the defenders intercept the ball then the ball is now theirs and they must maintain possession. Introduce the rules that students are not allowed outside of their square these are the boundaries, that if the ball touches the hand and if the person holding the ball for longer than 5 sec means the ball is then turned over to the other team. The aim is to see who can maintain possession of the ball for the longest.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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