The feeder can pass the ball anywhere. The worker must move at speed to retrieve the ball and return it to the feeder.
Work like this for 10 passes and then swap player roles.
Feeder should use a variety of passes to keep the worker on their toes - shoulder / bounce / chest pass.
The worker should aim to make their pass on the move.
To get both players moving at once they each have a ball. Simultaneously, both players put the ball into the working space of their partner, then immediately retrieve the other ball, before releasing this ball into the working space.
This is continuous.
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