Setup: Mark out an island of cones/obstacles, and two ball stations marked by a cone. Procedure: Dribble your ball around the cones/obstacles. Coach calls out 2 players of similar ability, who must attack goal, shoot, collect a new ball and return to island. First player back wins. Variations: Call out girls / boys / U8s / U12s / people wearing red etc. Note: If you've got different balls for different age groups, you'll need some of each type of ball at the stations. You can decide whether or not to emphasise the duel/race aspect of it.
This activity is aimed at beginners/young children/mixed-age group and practices dribbling (moving with the ball) and shooting. Feedback: Ball should be in contact with the flat (green) side of the stick Ball should be "at 2âoclock" position Run with your knees slightly bent and back straight Try to look ahead of the ball, not always at the ball
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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