Blue (A) push to red (A), red (A) push to blue (D) at the right. A dribbles to the white cones, blue (F) runs to white cones. Excercise in reverse. At the green cones F dribbles back to the start and can start again
For lower ages, don't set cones to far. After 5 min able to flat/push After 10 min D and F (red and blue) goes away. Both A's need to run.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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