
Assign number cones for each kids and have them stand behind their cones. About 5 steps away from their home cones put down another same number cone in front of their cone. Place 5 colour cones each on top of their number cones. On the whistle -Players must roll their basketballs to their number cone opposite their starting cone and pick up one colour cone from the tall cone. -Players balance the small cone on their ball and take it back to their home cone -First to complete 5 wins Progression - Coach can ask players to bounce and catch from their home cone to their number cone holding the color cone across them.
Remind kids to roll the ball from their left to right hand instead of rolling it forward and rolling it away frmn themselves Remind kids to take only ONE colour cone from the tall cone back to their home cone. Coach can set the tall cones across their home cone closer to the players according to ability
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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