1) Yellow and white players run accross towards opposite corner with ball in two hands. 2) When they reach the opposite inner cone they pass the ball to the blue and red players. and join the back of their queues. 3) The red and blue players then return accross the grid again passing to the opposite player when they reach the inner cone. 4) This is repeated until all players have had at least one go. 5) Variation: instead of passing place ball on floor at inner cone for opposite player to pick up.
Ball in two hands Pass to team mates hands(which should be at chest height)
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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