-Players in a circle must pass balls to each other-As ball is in the air, receiver must clap before they catch it-Advance to 2 claps, 3 claps after time-If player forgets to clap or doesn't catch the ball, they must do an up down as quickly as possible
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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