
Everyone will pair up and one person from the pair will stand to the left ot me and the other to my right, they will stand in front of me facing the goal and i will give them some instructions then i will throw the ball in front of them and this will test their reactive time as well as there co-odination, they will try and score.
Engaging the brain in order to see whos the quickest to react.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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