
Players line up behind White cone on the coaches whistle first player dribbles ball to orange cone passes through orange cones and runs around the outside he then collects ball and dribbles through the blue cones to the orange cones and repeats as he did at the first set of orange cones then dribbles round red cone to pass to next man who is waiting at the white cone
Good close control head up accurate pass players on white cone bodyshape to receive ball on back foot ready to drive towards first con when players are comfortable set up 2 identical drills and have a race first team back sat down wins
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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