
warm up before the drill raising the players pulse and heart rate gradually increasing the tempo to prepare the players fpr the session ahead with the foucs of the session being the overlap run introducing the players to it so they can get used to the movements of the run
pass the ball into the middle player 2 players on the cone run around opposite cone for centre player to the lay off to either side and a pass to opposite sides
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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