15 x 15 square 4 players in the middle and the remainder on the cones Two balls in play, one from cone on same side Player plays diagonal to longest person 1 player in the middle should be underneath the person receiving the ball and then plays to cone diagonally opposite from where ball started Player who receives the long ball stays in place and then becomes the "underneath player" Underneath player moves to the cone where they played the ball Player passing the ball in from the cone becomes the next long ball target
Player receiving ball in the middle should have back to target Focus on play the way you are facing in the middle Ball speed on passes
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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