Each Player has a ball & stick. Place the stick behind the ball & have all the players start on the same level. The coach instructs which body part the players need to touch e.g. knees, toes, feet, elbows, etc before shouting BALL Players need to run to the ball, pick up the stick and dribble around the cone ahead of them & all the way back to the start line.
Ball control - Keep the ball in contact with the stick
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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