1 player with a ball.
Player kicks the ball in the air and catches.
Continue working the drill for 2 minutes.
Player to count the number of completed catches.
Ball to be held correctly.
Looking down keep eyes on the ball as it is released, head over the ball.
Catch the ball with hands bringing the ball into chest.
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