
Two even teams selected Team One has to move all the cones so they are sitting up. Team Two has to move all the cones so they are facing down. Both teams move around at the same time and have a set time-period to moe as many cones as they can. Progressions Skipping, hopping, jumping Dribbling a ball Additional tasks between flipping cones Develop into a dribbling drill between gates with an appropriate context eg cars in a city, chasing dinosaurs
How many different ways can you move around the area? Jog, run, skip, sidestep, hop Encourage acceleration and deceleration How do we change our movement style when flipping a cone to be successful? Bend knees, keep head up Small stteps Maintain balance using arms Accelerate in an upright position to the next cone Push off an lead with the appropriate foot Smooth transition of movements i.e. from running to dipping back to running.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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