1) PLAYERS START AT FIRST CONE.DRIBBLE AT EACH OTHER AND LEAVE THE BALL AT THE OPPOSITE CONE. MOVE TO NEXT CONE AND REPEAT. NEXT TWO MOVE INTO CONES AS SOON AS 1ST TWO MOVE TO NEXT CONE. 2) MARADONA AT CENTER LINE. 3) FAKE L GO RIGHT WITH OUTSIDE OF FOOT. CUT BACK IN BEHIND OTHER PLAYER. 4) FAKE R GO LEFT WITH OUTSIDE OF FOOT. 5) SCISSORS 6) TURNS AND DEFENSE. ALTERNATE TURNS ON OFFENSE AND DEFENSE AT CENTERLINE. DEFENSE MUST SPRINT, ARRIVE UNDER CONTROL, GET LOW AND SIDE ON.
2 LINES OF 8 CONES. LINES ARE 10 YARDS APART AND CONES ARE 2 YARDS APART. 1 BALL AT EACH CONE
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