Instructions
1. A player on the side of the box passes to the working central player.
2. The working player receives the pass, turns around the training stick back into the middle of the box. (Using Inside of Foot)
3. The working player then passes the ball between the training sticks to the player on the opposite side of the box.
4. The working player makes a check run towards the player they made the pass to.
5. The side player returns the ball to the working player in the middle.
6. The working player then receives the ball, turns around a different training stick (Using Outside of Foot) and returns back into the box.
7. They then pass to the other player and the pattern repeats.
8. Switch every 1 minute allowing players time to work at full pace and rest.
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