- Practising the squeeze over hurdles.
- Ball is played outside the body before the squeeze then collected by the left foot and brought back under control to continue the dribble.
- Drag the ball 90 degrees to the right before the squeeze is performed to assist in lifting the ball
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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