Set out 4 cones in a line, roughly 3m between each cone. The player starts by dribbling one of the balls out to one of the cones, leaving the ball by the cone, before returning to the pile of balls. This continues until there is a ball by each cone. The next player will then go out and dribble all the balls back.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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