Players to play 2 v 1. Players will score a point if they can dribble the ball and stop it at the end line.
Rotate the player who is on their own.
Can player in posession of the ball exploit space and dribble to the end zone.
Can the players take the ball past a defender.
Can the player use effective decision making to either dribble or pass to a team mate who could be in a more effective position
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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