Red team dribble and protect the ball, on coaches instruction the blue team come in to the circle to retrive the ball. If they win it they try and maintain possession.
Its not the aim to just kick the ball away, they want to win it and retain the ball. Players on the ball need to have a strong position to keep the ball and look to use their body to shield the ball.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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