Fitness drill with basic passing. First player checking in and bounces pass back to player. First player then proceeds around passer and onto the next. Continue until at the top. After passer makes a pass, they progress to do three sprints to end up one cone down.
Proper passing
High Intensity
Trap ball at cone
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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