A: Bleu runs with ball to cone, push ro red. Red controls, runs to cone and push, etc.
Int1: change direction
Int2: set cones wider for a flat.
B set several goals over the pitch. devide in to teams of 2 players. NO running with ball! passing and trying to score as much as posible. Not allowed to score 2 times in a row in the same goal. Other teams are allowed to intercept the ball and play it out off the field.
C: red player runs towards the goal and recieves a flat from the blue player, recieve, run with ball and shoot.
D: same as C but blue gives a push inwards.
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