
coach calls out two coloured cones. The player must collect a ball from one of the colours called out, dribble into the box and then take it to the her coloured cone that was said.
-Quick reactions -Look where each cone is ( Awareness) progression: Call our the second coloured cone after the player dribbles the ball in the square. (Give player less me to think about where they are playing towards).
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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