Players face one another with a ball in between them as shown in the image. Coach shouts out different body parts eg. hair, ears, shoulders and players execute. PROGRESSION 1 As soon as the coach shouts BALL the first player to grab the ball with hIs hands is the winner! PROGRESSION 2 Same sequence but now the winner is the one rolling the ball to his side with his foot! PROGRESSION 3 Same sequence but now the players face the opposite way. At the coaches signal, the first player to grab the ball underneath his feet is the winner!
Make it fun Relax your players Concentration Reaction Speed
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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