Set up 10m x 10m grid Within grid make a circle of 6 cones Coach stands in middle of cones with balls. Minimum one player stands 1m back from each cone. 1) Coach calls out a players name, player runs to coach, coach passes to player. 2) Coach then calls another players name. Player 1 then runs to that player stops at the cone and passes to the player. 3) Player 1 runs back to their cone. 4) Player 2 then passes to coach and receives pass back. 5) Coach then calls another name, player 2 then does as player 1 had done. 6) Repeat cycle until all players have had 2 goes. 7) Progression add another ball in, get 2 players moving(possibly have more than one coach)
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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