Into 2 equal teams ideally usng the blue square- make a halfway line. One team starts with the ball (greens) and must 'hide the ball' from the other team- who, if they win the ball dribble the ball back into their half. The greens are able to collect the ball back and defend/ hide the ball in their half
Hide the ball Identify Space Head up to move to space Start to introduce transitional phases
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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