Coach sets 4 red cones up to form a large square. Next he/she sets blue cones at each end for the players to run around and also green cones all the way along in between the blue lines for the players to dribble the ball in out of. Players get into pairs.Players line up at the starting line with their partner behind them. On the coaches whistle the starting players dribble the ball in and out of the green cones until they get to the blue cone at the other end at which point they go around it and dribble the ball straight back to the other end where their partner will be waiting for their go. they pass the ball to their partner and they do the same routine as the first player.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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