Small circle placed inside a larger circle at the centre. Each player stands on the outside with a ball in their hands. Each come into the centre, firstly bouncing the ball off of their knee and directing it back into their hands. This is to be done 2-3 times, with each knee being used at least twice. The next point will be the the same, but with the feet instead of knees. Same rules apply.
- Quick technical warm up to get players ready for the session
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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