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It is often proposed that coaches and players should share a common language to ensure clarity in all communications. This activity allows both verbal and visual communication to occur while also allowing the players to develop their own errors as they go along.
A game allows the players to talk through the words that they use and their effectiveness under pressure.
It also allows them to see whether the words mean the same for everyone or whether there are players who simply follow a pattern and do not adjust to this new challenge placed in front of them.
Finally, the players will begin to note the visual cues that players give when they are (1) about to pass, (2) want to receive a pass or (3) not to pass at all and take the ball into contact for recycling.
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