Players per group: 7-9 Procedure: 2 partners (of similar ability) back-to-back in middle, each with a ball Outside players form a circle around them Starting with the player opposite them, the middle players play a wall-pass to each outside player, working in a clockwise direction Reset with different middle players whenever: one middle player wins by catching up with the other (i.e. both of their passes are to the same outside player) one middle player loses their ball after [1] minute Reset by: switching out the losing partner switching out both partners
Practises short passing accuracy and speed Good pre-match warmup Focus on footwork, pre-scanning and shaping body ready for next pass Watch it on Hockey Heroes TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyJol5W2SLI
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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