
Players begin on their own cone.When their number is shouted they run around the outside of the pitch and through their goal.The coach rolls a ball onto the pitch (to one side to avoid a head-on collision).Multiple numbers can be shouted so there can be 1v1/2v2/3v3...
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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