player with the ball runs to the player and performs a long pass where the player who receives the ball passses it back abd the original passer of the ball passes to short to the player they were opposite when the drill started the player who received the ball passes to the player who is running on and the drill continues progression is adding +1 +2 balls
line of running passing of ball direction of running communication coms
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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