Setup: Using the whole third of the pitch available for training, four bases are marked out 12 yards from the touchlines. Players are divided into small groups. Game: All players follow the coach, jogging in a straight line before the coach shouts and points to one of the bases. All players must attempt to get to the base within 5 seconds.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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