
Split area into 2. Red team keep possession of the ball with 2 or 3 touch passes. After 5 seconds 1 blue team member enters. This process continues until blue team win the ball and carry it back over into their area.
Pre scanning to move the ball quickly. Good ball pace. When defending try and close the ball down as soon as possible.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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