2 teams, 1 payer from each team steps up to the mark and faces the coach with their legs open.
Coach feeds the balls between the players legs.
Players dribble around the wall and scores a goal.
First to score wins a point for their team.
Having the wall forces the players to move sideways which promotes a better body position for shooting.
Make sure better players use their left\right foot depending on which side they are on to take advantage of this.
Have a plie of cones for points and a bib of each colour so the winning player can add a point.
Encourage the next players to step up as soon as the previous player has gone to speed up the game.
Progress to the next player feeding the ball with a pass.
Good game to promote sportsmnship, encourage losing player to praise the winner. Count up cones at the end and make sure the losing team shake hands with the winners.
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