Setup: 2 mini-goals or cone gates to score in. 2 cones for each team to run around. 2 hoops or zones where each team's balls are kept. Procedure: Which team can score all their goals first? Run around the 2 cones and shoot at goal, then run back to the start. Keep going until all your team's balls have run out!
This activity is intended for under-8s.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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