a tackling ring or Tyre is placed in the middle of the drill with several balls placed round the outside 3-4m from the ring.
Yellow player picks up a ball and trys to place it in the ring.
Red player stands by the ring and can move forward and tackle the player once they pick up a ball.
Aims:
improve yellows players ability to:
Improve Red players
Yellow Player
Red Player
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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