The players will be split into 4 teams and will be put into a corner. 1 player at a time must run into the middle of the pitch and dribble a football back into their area. Once they are back the next okayer will go from each team and once all the balls are gone the team with the most have won. To progress will make the players pass the ball back to their team to make it more challenging and another progression is that once all the balls are gone from the middle they must run to other teams and take the balls they have collected.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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