BETWEEN YELLOW CONES THE COACH WILL KICK THE BALL INTO THE PLAYING AREA. BOTH PLAYERS CHASE AFTER THE BALL. FIRST PERSON TO THE BALL PICKS BALL UP. BALL CARRIER TRYS TO GET BACK BETWEEN THE CONES WHILE SECOND PLAYER TRIES TO TACKLE. IF A TACKLE IS MADE THE TACKLER BECOMES THE BALL CARRIER AND TRIES TO GET BETWEEN CONES. REPEAT UNTIL BALL IS BACK BETWEEN CONES
FOCUS ON TWO-THREE AREAS OF THE INDIVIDUAL TACKLE.
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