
This game is called king of the ring, you have to dribble around the box and keep control of your ball when trying to kick others out of the square. The picture to the right shows the red person kicking away the white persons ball. The green is going to run to try to get rid of the yellows. And the blue players ball has been kicked away therefore he is out.
Coaching points- 1- Try to stay in for as long as you can whilst dribbling the ball. 2- Keep your ball and kick someone elses away. 3-Win the game by staying in for the longest, naming you king of the ring.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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