OLDER GROUPS
The game can be started in the same way so players get to know the area they are playing in. A football should be introduced quicker into sessions with older/more able players.
Ideas for older groups:
Coaching points: When is the best time to pass through? Execution of pass needs to be easy enough to control because you don’t get a point for a bad pass
Change Tacklers/Middle man every so often
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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