The blue player stands behind their partner(red). The blue player is in possession of the ball.
The objective of the game is for the red player to lose his shadowing blue player. The blue player must dribble at speed to track the red player. When the coach shouts out "Catch me if you can!", both players freeze. The blue player now has to try to pass the ball through the legs of his partner to score. Rotate positions.
Push the ball with the laces. Push the ball 2-3 feet in front of you between touches. Look up and around between touches.
Runners should try to lose catchers by running towards other players, thus redirecting them.
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