
Any amount of players can play really, just adjust the size of the zone to accomodate the number of players. One player wears a bib and plays as a defender the others all have a ball each and dribble around the square, the defenders job is to disposses the opponents, once a player has lost the ball he leaves the playing area. The last player to be tackled wins.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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