Teams of 3-5 All balls in centre Teams run into centre, dribble ball back to team cone Once all balls from centre are gone, teams can begin to steal from other teams' cones Set a timer of 1 min after all centre balls are gone Team with the most balls at their cone wins
No guarding balls - no tackling, blocking, etc Teaches them to run to the ball Gain control and move/run with it faster
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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