Player receives the ball and carries its in the correct position to the single cone, then push passes the ball through the ball to the other player.
Ensure correct ball carrying position. Slow pace as approach cone and adjust feet to correct push pass position - hands apart, body and shoulder follows through as ball starts back foot and is dragged to front foot release. Players follows their pass. Ball receiver either left-right allows ball to come across body and right to left receives ball back foot. Reverse direction and increase pace for progression.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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