In this test the player has to aim the ball at the target, either dragging, slapping or pushing the ball.
The player is not allowed to run with the ball before playing it.
Have players dribble around a cone behond the initial lines of ball and then play each pass, making this into a more game like exercise
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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