
Player A starts with the ball dribbling the ball around the cone labelled A1. Player B starts without a ball, runs around cone labelled B1. Player A's intent is to score taking the under control through the centre cones labelled goal. Player B's aim is to disposses player A and channel them away from the goal. Play is comlete when the ball is no longer controlled.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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