<p>Warm Up, each player has a ball and dribbles around in the half court, 3 players in red bibs have to pass the ball around and try to catch players by touching the ball against them. The bibbed players cannot move with the ball. When players get caught they join the bibs.</p>
<p>Dribble around with alternate hands, try to look up to see where the opponents are.</p>
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