
You have two equal team start on opposite sides of the goal. One team is the offense and the other team is the defense. One player from the offense starts with the ball. Once the player starts with the ball the whole defense team rushes back to set up in formation and stop the attack. The offensive team trys to quickly charge the net before the defensive team can set up.
You can have smaller or larger team depending on how many players you have.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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