Teams compete to gain points Both attack hurdles Sprint to 1st cone picking up ball and dribbling round top cone Attack middle cones dribbling round them Get shot off before line 2 points for goal 1 point for hitting target -1 off target Goalie gets 2 points for save Team with highest score wins
encourage speed encourage running with ball at pace, match situation
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This practice has no progressions
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