Players to make a circle with one of them standing in the middle. They should then pass the ball to different players around the circle whilst the player in the middle attempts to defend/block the ball. If they are successful in blocking it then they should swap with the player who got blocked. Players to try and improve the speed and accuracy of passes as well as looking up for gaps/free players.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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