
Each player sidesteps left and sprints for the ball. Player who gains possession has to dribble back to his cones. The other player becomes the defender attempting to win ball back and dribble back to their cones. There is a 30 second time limit.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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