Blue players are given one of 3 animals (e.g. lion, giraffe, monkey). The red player (hunter) shouts which animal they want to go and then the blue player whos animal is shouted must dribble the ball to the other side without the ball going outside the area, the hunter is trying to knock their balls out. Once knocked out the blue players become hunters with the red player. The winner is the last player with a ball.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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