Warm up high energy.
3 v 1
4 players, 1 ball and 4 cones.
Objective.
Reds to keep possession, Blue to tackle or intercept and play the ball out of playing square. Reds can try to retrieve ball off blue until its played out.
Blues to play for 2 minutes then player is changed.
Coaching points.
Off the ball movement.
Decision making, pick the right pass, keep possession, move with the ball.
Correct weight of pass, control.
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