In pairs, the first player dribbles the ball around the hall and their partner follows them. The coach will hold up coloured cones: The green cone: Stop dribbling and leave the ball for their partner to take and they then become the leader. The white cone: Stop dribbling and pass the ball to their partner and the become the leader. The blue cone: Stop dribbling and go steal someone else's ball.
Players should keep their head up when dribbling. They should listen for commands. Use different parts of their foot to dribble with
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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