
1. To begin with you would put one cone right in front of the half way line and go along, with every 5 steps putting a cone down one on the persons eft and one on the right until you reach the box. 2. Put one cone on the edge of the box and have one ball there so you can pass the ball to the player to shoot.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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