
⢠Two teams, each with a ball ⢠One player from each team dribbles through a random maze of colour coded gates ⢠Once the maze is completed, the ball is played back to the next player in line ⢠Repeat until all players have run the colour maze ⢠First team to finish wins
⢠Speed and control ⢠Use both feet Progression ⢠Take one ball away and have one team defend ⢠If the defender clears the ball, both players exit and two new ones enter ⢠1 point for every colour scored ⢠Switch defenders/attackers and compare scores
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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