
Quick Fire Players stand in pairs with a ball on the floor between each pair Coach shouts out actions, head, knees, toes, jump. Players must carry out actions When coach shouts ball, players must race to pick up ball
concentration Quick movements Decision making Full effort in to each movement
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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