
Players dribble around inside the 18 not going outside the lines nor their ball touching another. Call out different restrictions, such as left foot only, or outside only.. fake left or fake right, pull backs, toe tapes, bells, fake kick.... If player goes out of play, they dribble ball around the 18 with speed before coming back in.
Heads up and increase temp
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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