Action: Players will rotate Clockwise (to their left)
A: Players conduce the ball around the cone pass to his/her teammates and run behind them to the next station
D: 1. Simple zigzag run to the gate and move to the next drill
2. Jumps: (straight, laterally or back and forth) run to the gate and move to the next drill
3. Coordination in the ladder and run to the gate and move to the next drill.
4. Lateral run around each line facing forward and run to the gate and move to the next drill
COACHES' Tips: make your own coordination drills depending on players; level
PLAYERS' Tips: Passes to the feet and always move even if you are getting tired
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