Suitable sized square in relation to the number of players. Create 4 different colored small squares in each corner. 2-3 players begin in the cornered squares with a ball each.
Introduce the practice by getting players to point clockwise and anti-clockwise. Criss-cross can also be introduced (Diagonal). Players dribble inside their cornered sqaure and perfom skills when coach calls them; toe taps, side to sides, drag and push, push and drag. When coach calls a change of direction, players dribble to the next square along.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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