Player dribbles the ball at 'one o'clock' to the cone. When player one reaches the cone they dribble around it and pass the ball back to player two. Player one joins the back of the line and player two proceeds to complete the exercise. Flow through drill with repetition until all players are competent.
Aim: the cone acts as a defender and the play is turning away from the defender.
Coaching points:
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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