A basic warm up game of connect 4.
How to play:
There are two team and they go against each other to see if they can get a line of 4 in any way across the board to win.
Both teams will number their self 1- how ever many there is in a group.
The coach will shout out a number for example 2, both players which are numbered 2 will go and place their cone onto of the white cones.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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