Playesr to dribble slowly with close control around large box, take ball into the "Skills Boxes", perform a trick of their choice, move on to another empty "Skills Box" and perform another skill.
1) Initally allow any Skill/Trick them move on to specific skill that you want to practise 2) If enough cones of same colour each "skills box" can be of one colour and that colour can be assoiated with specific skill ie red box Keepy Uppy, blue box Step Over etc 3) Impress on players that they there can only be one player in each skill box at a time and they need to look up and around to find an empty box once skill completed.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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