With a ball each players dribble the ball around the area with their right foot only.
Have all your players dribbling inside a coned area. They should all dribble the ball around without running into another player or losing their ball.
With more experienced players reduce the size of the grid to make players perform a greater number of turns and stops.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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