Player 1 passes the ball to player 2, player 2 then dribbles the ball through the cones and passes it down to player 3 on the base line. Player 3 then tries to make it past player 1 and 2 to the 25 metre line. If player 1 and 2 successfully take it off player 3 before he gets to the 25 Metre line they work together to get it in the circle and take a shot. Now all 3 players rotate so each are in a different role. The same thing continuelly happens with different people doim it each time. Complete this for 10 minutes.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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