Player runs to the middle receives the ball right foot -and bounces the ball back and re-leads out the right/left side. Receive open -and play the ball back to the player that started behind you. Variation- Pick up and roll and look to play the ball forward.
Protect the ball on the closed receive Work your feet Stick on the turf when carrying the ball. Why? Show the difference between german pick up and picking up on the reverse.
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This practice has no progressions
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