Start with one marker on the floor. The player must hit the ball upwards and get the ball to land on the marker, (5 points for each success.)
- Now get the players into pairs, taking it in turns to hit the same cone (still 5 points each time.)
-Now give them two cones, placed about 1-2 metres apart and get them to aim for each others markers (10 points)They must let the ball bounce before the hit it.
-This is now a basic rally.
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