Practice 1 (top half of field):
Yellows without a ball need to ask for a pass. Control with first touch and pass back with second touch.
Progression
Practice 2 (bottom half of field)
5 V 1 possession game. Team with the ball try to make 10 passes. If they do 1 point. Defender is trying to win the ball and pass to his team. If they succeed one point for their team. If the ball goes out a ball is thrown to the other group and they start passing. 1 defender goes across to try and steal the ball.
2 touch football
Control. Pass. Move to a space.
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