Two teams line up on top of the D. The front two players stand shoulder to shoulder and gently push/bump into each other. The coach stands in behind them and throws/rolls the ball into the D in any direction. 1 V 1.
The pushing/bumping into each other should be very gentle. It makes the players aware of the physical aspect as well.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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