Players are in three or 4 teams they run up to the first cone then the coach shouts left centre or right (throw in different colours as well if kids are finding too easy) and the player has to jab that ball off the cone. Penalise people for jabbing with incorrect technique. Which ever player jabs the ball off the cone first gets a point for their team and the balls reset and next player goes on coaches demand. This first section is focusing on using the forehand jab technique.
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