Players always run to the corner where they have recieved the ball. Player 1 runs out, recieves and then passes to player 2, player 2 passes to player 3 and runs to that corner. Player 3 passes to player 4 and runs to position, then player 4 passes to player 5, and runs back to the end of the line.
After player 1 recieves pass, they need to drive fast to where they received pass as the ball will be headed in that direction at the third pass.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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