Players play 1 v 1 in a coned box, each team has 2 players outside either end of the box. These players are wall players- they can be used as bounce players.
Players on the outside need to communicate with players on their teammate inside the box to help them keep possession of the ball. Players on the outside can pass the ball into the middle or straight through the box to their teammate on the other side.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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