
Time: 10â Space: 20â30â Number of Players: All Activity: Half of the team with ball, the other half without ball. Those without ball, need to go take the ball from those with it. Progression: Make teams of 2, and make them do passes inside the same area where everyone is playing. They need to be moving all the time.
-Quick change of direction -Keep moving -Heads up -Check your shoulders -Pressure quickly pressure from the blind side. - FUN
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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