This drill can be used in any third of the court (using relevance positions) as both an attacking or defending practise for communicating and reading off each other. The attacking team are looking for 10 consecutive passes to one another. They can use the feeders but this resets the count back down to zero. Defending players seeking to force an error or create an intercept opportunity. In this example, you could finish the 10 passes with an attempt on goal.
Utilising a full range of individual and team skills for a successful outcome
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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