Players are organized into pairs with one player on each side of a cone and one player with the ball. The Green player will roll the ball to either side of the cone, and the Red player will need to shuffle left or right to receive the ball then send back to the green player. The Green player should change the side of the cone they roll the ball on without any predictable pattern. Once the Red player plays the ball, they return to the center behind the cone. Players stay in their role for 1 minute then switch roles.
The Green player needs to roll the ball at an appropriate speed for the Red player to receive it, and they need to make the ball roll smoothly on the ground. The Red player should be moving their feeet and be on their toes while waiting for the Green player to send the ball. They should call for the ball as the ball is traveling. The Red player should react quickly to the direction they need to travel to receive the ball.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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