Player without the ball receives the ball from one of the players and runs with it around the far cone and passes the ball back. He/she then receives the next ball from the other player in front of the near cone etc.
The player receiving the ball should look to move the ball into playeing position during the first touch (utilising soft hands to do so)
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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