
Player side steps over flat pole Coach passes either right or left side player dribbles Left foot through cones LEFT or right foot through cones RIGHT Pass to coach and sprint back
Quick footwork and awareness of pass Good control and take out of feet steady dribbling with weaker foot Low gravity
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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