Warmup with dribbling/passing Setup: setup lanes 10 yards wide by 30 yards long red cones 1o yards from orange to indicate boundary min 3 players per lane Progression: dribble the ball across at full pace all the way and release the ball to opposing player 1 yard away dribble at full pace, pass the ball as you transition through 2nd cone dribble at full pace, make a move between internal read square and then pass long pass shutdown space to 2nd red cone receive a pass back and then lay ball off
be ready to receive the ball - on your toes, adjust to keep the ball in front of you firm passes burst out of your move
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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