3 cones with footballs on acting as goals or 3 mini goals.
2 teams of 2-4 players compete to score goals (knock the balls of the cone).
Rules:
team must make at least 2 passes before they can score and they cant score from the same goal twice in a row.
Moving into space for each other to enable passes.
using the space well and not bunching up.
Passing is essential to effective team play.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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