Even amount of players in little circle as on the outter circle. Player in smaller cirlce lofts ball into air to player on outside of bigger circle and tries to head ball back down to feet of lofter. After each loft, player on bigger circle rotates to the next lofter
Watch player use the right spot of head. Make sure player is not using neck to power through heading. Player needs to be demonstrating the pushing head through picture frame with hands out and pulling body through. Player needs to drive ball down at lofters feet.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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