
Drill - 4 teams in each corner, when the coach says go one player has to run to the middle collect a ball and bring it back to their base. The next player will go and do the same until all the balls are gone.
- Only one person can leave base at a time. - Whoever has the most footballs at the end wins. - When dribbling back make sure it is controlled.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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