Ensuring the players understand they can pass back into pace.
1. All players behind cones (1,2,3) 2. Player from cone 1 runs forward with the ball. 3. Player from cone 1 then pop passes the ball to player from cone 2 before the second cone and runs through thge grid and re-joins a line. 4. Player from cone 2 the pop passes the ball to player from cone 3 before the second cone and runs through thge grid and re-joins a line. 5. When the player from cone 3 has the ball they run forward and then pop passes the ball back into the middle (cone2) before the second cone and runs through thge grid and re-joins a line. 6. Passing Sequence should look like this: 1-2-3-2-1- 7. This sequence continues for however long you want. -Ensure all are calling and communicating to one another. -Ensure they have a high elbow when passing. -Ensure they look before passing.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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