Players line up on each side of the coach, coach lobs a ball that must bounce twice before players can win it, each player must shield against each other to transition to scoring/defending. This goes on until the ball is played into the pug goals on outside of grid.
ball must bounce twice before players can try to score. play resets and next two players go if a goal is scored or the ball rolls out of bounds focus on shielding the ball properly and scanning to find the best available goal. this is to welcome physical contact and incorporate it into games.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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