Players move around the training area in varios ways-- jogging forwards, backwoards, hopping, skippping, running fast, slow. Random the coach clls out identifers who then tag as many players as possible. in 30 seconds.
Identifers: t-shirt color, hair color, sock color, name, # on shirt. can be done with or without ball.
10 minutes
Balance- Leaning a bit foward, balls of the feet. relaxed.
Dribbling- body weight forward, knees bent, on balls of feet. dribble with inside and outside of foot, chest over the ball, heads up.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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