Warm up drill, 5 minutes, stretch
Players will pair up, dribble to an open gate and send a good short pass. Player sending pass runs to an open gate. Player 2 receives ball with inside or outside of soot and dribbles to find partner to send pass. Exercise continue for 5-7 minutes
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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