Player starts at the white cone with a ball and runs at the left of the 3 cones (Orange). Pretending it is a defender, they drag to the right, then accelerate towards the next orange cone and repeats. Stop at the far white cone
Encourage players to practice different types of jinks (fore stick, backstick, squeeze)
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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