To get your team to play more around the outside this session works on players' ability to switch the ball while on the move.
Starting with a fun mini-warm-up game the session then quickly gets into full swing - as we get your players to combine running with the ball and passing into progressively more demanding exercises - before finishing with a conditioned game to see if the players can perform the skill in a game.
Switch the ball to switch the focus of the game!
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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