Divide the group into teams, each team has 3 cones in front of them. First player carries the ball towards the first cone, puts it on top and sprints back. Second player sprints towards the ball, taps it off the cone, carries it towards the second cone, puts it on the cone and sprints back etc. First team that gets the ball back to the start wins.
Dribbling and ball carrying skills.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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