What to do: divide players up into 3-4 seperate teams. each line up create one line each with the first person holding a ball on the sound of the whistle of the word "go" the first player rolls the football on its long side between their legs each player keeps the ball rolling between their legs until the ball reaches the last player the last player then picks the ball up and runs to the front of the line while the rest of the team shuffle back to allow the ball carrier to stand behind the cone. they teams keep going until the first leader is at the front again. run through it slowly a once or twice and then make it a race.
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