Red- Defender Yellow- Attacke White dot - ball Touchline- Cone to cone Defender - Move along the line only (cone to cone) - try to touch the attacker or block attacker from making a touchdown (crossiing the defense line and touch the ball to ground) Attacker - Line inside the cone area -Try to make a touchdown -Avoid getting touch by defender
- Encourage attacker to used agility and speed - encourage defender to cover maximize space
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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