Defenders bounce to the outside of the attacking player to make a dominant tackle driving the attacker back inwards.
Coach will hold up the cone of the colour the attacking player will bounce out to. Coach stands behind defender so that only the attacker can see the colour.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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