Ball starts on the outside blue cone 1 pass in to player running straight Inside player passes to the outside/top orange cone. 1 set reloads onto orange cones as the 1st set on the orange repeat the drill.
Promote running straight Promote quick hands Progression = players switch ... ball needs to start on the inside cone and is passed to the inside cone, not the outside cone. Add more cones for larger groups.
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