Grid size according to skill level and amount of players. All players have a ball a dribble within the grid in any direction avoiding clashes. The coach takes the ball off one player and that player is the shark. The shark has to kick all theballs being dribbled by the other players out of the grid. Once a player has their ball kicked out of the grid, they have to retrieve their ball and juggle outside the grid until the next round.
Change it up by changing the size of the grid and the amount of players. Have more than one grid going at once if a large amount of players. Have more than 1 shark. Instead of kicking the ball out, the shark has to take possession of the ball and dribble it to a side.
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This practice has no progressions
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