Set up several sets of cones 5-7 yds apart and a 1 ball at each set of cones. Players split up into even teams. On coaches start, the first play on each team proceeds to the first set of cones with a ball an performs the turns as coach determines (outside cut, chops, Cruyff, Pullback, Stepover, etc). Player will perform the turn for that particular set of cones and move to the next set of cones. Once players perform the turns, the next player in line goes. Cycle through every player in each team.
Quality of the turns. Challenge players to perform with speed an accelerate out of the movements/turns.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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