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Execute core skills under pressure in a competitive environment where players have to handle and support well when they are tired.
Helps players execute core skills in a pressurised environment. But be patient – this will take time to work.
Balls and cones.
ACTIVITY: Set up eight players at the top, with four players working down the middle channel to start with, and two in each of the narrower channels on the end. Start the ball with the outside player for the pairs. Have the players run out and pass the ball. Once the ball reaches the end player, they place it on the ‘put down’ cone. The players in the middle now become the pairs on the outside and the pairs become the four in the middle. They repeat but, this time, the pairs use a ‘switch’ pass, so the ball ends up at the next put-down point. Repeat once again.
DEVELOPMENT: Give the group a time limit to complete a certain number of lengths; Change the widths and lengths to create different challenges; Have another group working the other way, which could create chaos!
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