Continuous drill to improve handling set 4 cones up in L shape, 1 player starts on each minimum twelve players needed for groups of 4 Players have to run straight or end up running out of room Encourages players to have quick hands or end up running past next group Size of grid can be increased depending on skill and improvement Good warm up drill
Ball starts with one of outside players They run a couple of yards then pass to next player in support they also run straight and pass, and so on 4th player in group then pops ball to 1st/outside player of next group and repeat
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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