Players with their ball must try to dribble ball all the way across the dark forest to the Safety Zone without the Wolf (coach) taking the ball away.
Player should try keeping ball close to them while dribbling. Look for players that kick to far ahead. These are the players that we want to take the ball away and have them try again.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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