How this drill works â As you can see from the diagram, this is a straight ahead ball control drill as the player negotiates their way through the course. They must alternate the sides they go to on their way down.When they turn, the player must control the ball around the final pylon, and then sprint dribble back to their teammate This drill can be run as a relay for warm up.Result â Increased ball control skills
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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