Players play 1 or 2 touch, passing to each other and then move to find the empty cone.
The emphasis should intially be on a good first touch, getting their head up and then making firm passes before accelerating away to a new space (cone).
Players should not occupy the cone that was just left by the player before them.
Demand passes with different parts of the feet and encourage disguise in the passes.
Encourage first touches with different parts of the feet.
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