
The red players will run with the ball up to there cone and around it whilst the blue players run a shorter distance. Once the blue player has run around the cone he will turn around and defend. If the ball is dropped or stolen by the defience then the players will go back to the start.
Make sure players are running all the way to the cones.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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