Description: Players dribble with one ball each in the area that is marked with different colour cones (ideally five different colours ). Players dribble freely among the cones and each other.. The coach has all the colours of the cones in one hand. As soon as he/s he holds up one cone - say the blue one - all the players m us t dribble to the firs tavailable cone of that colour. The last player to arrive at a cone is out.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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