- Practicing moving the ball from the right to the left foot and back again
- This a dramatisation to emphasise how the weight of the player should move with the ball
- Excellent for beginners
- As the ball is moved in front of the left foot, the player should skip onto the left foot, moving all their weight across
- The drag should be as a large as possible to further elimination skills
- Add in a shoulder drop to further elimination skills
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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