all players are pirates aboard the Pirate ship . The coach is the captain of the ship , all players are to dribble freely around the ship , The coach will give commands for his crew of pirates to follow like .CAPTAIN ON DECK - stop the ball salute and say aye aye sir SCRUB THE DECK - players should roll the ball forwards and backwards with the sole of their foot use both feet CLIMB THE ROPE - players should stop the ball and touch the ball with their toes both feet called toe taps A STORM IS COMING - dribble around as fast as possible SEAGULLS - players should pick ball up and covers their head and run around to avoid the POOP
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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