In this you set out 2 colours of cones. Player 1 after having passed the ball will run to the red cones and player 2 will run from blue to blue.
You can set out any pattern you want to teach your players.
Players receiving the ball should show where they want to receive it by offering their stick
An emphasis should be made to the players to keep their heads up
in more ways than one
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