Purpose - Effective Moving with the ball / Beating opponents
Explanation and demonstration of the:
1. Grip
2. Body Position:
3. Ball Position:
Practice: (See image on the right)
Players line up in two opposite lines each with 2 cones placed about shoulder width apart in front of them. They now have to practice Indian Dribbling pulling the ball from the right cone to the left cone and back again.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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