The player on either end of the grid starts with the ball He or She will run out and pass to the left or right depending on which end started at The ball moves down the line quickly and pops to the players waiting at the other end These players then go and so on Once the speed and handling has progressed introduce switches on the end or miss passes etc
Communication Passing & Handling Speed
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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