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4 teams of two players on each cone. One ball per team.

The 1st player in each team has to dribble around the outside of the inside square back to their starting cone to give the ball to the next player.

COACHING POINTS

Head up, players must look where they are going.

Avoid contact.

Variation on running in the same direction is that 2 teams run clockwise and the other 2 anti-clockwise.

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    Split the group into equal teams. Set the cones up as shown in the diagram.

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