8m x 8m
Ball starts on the outside.
Played to an orange player
Player controls the ball(or first time) lays it off to his team mate
Teammate plays the ball to any of the outside players.
2 orange player move around the grid looking to recieve the ball ball
Players on the outside are on the toes ready to recieve the ball moving left and right along their line if required
Boby shape of the receiver is important, for u8s-10s - ideally receiving the ball on their back foot
Working inside for 60 seconds then rotate
Progression to having 2 teams working in the middle so total of 8 players
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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