KEY COACHING POINTS Agility, balance, coordination & speed Weight of pass Good 1st touch SET UP 10x10 Area. Players begin in pairs with a tag game. If a player tags their partner they get 1 point and then swap roles. Encourage ABCâs. PROGRESSION Introduce footballs with players passing and receiving to each other. When a player has made a pass they run around any yellow cone and back into the area to receive. OTHER COACHING POINTS 1. Agility, balance, coordination and speed. 2. Communication. 3. Weight of pass. 4. Type of pass. 5. Good 1st touch. 6. Movements to receive.
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