FOUR DIFFERENT COLOURED SQUARES SET OUT LEAVING A BIG SQUARE IN THE MIDDLE FOR STUDENTS TO DRIBBLE ROUND . EVERY STUDENT HAS A BALL AND DRIBBLE`S ROUND THE IN THE SQUARES. WHEN THE COACH COUNTS DOWN FROM 5 FACEING AWAY FROM THE CONES THE STUDENTS HAVE TO GET INTO A COLOURED SQUARE. THE COACH GIVES THE STUDENTS THE OPPOTUNITY TO CHANGE SQUARES AND COUNTS DOWN FROM 3 ONCE READY THE COACH SHOUTS OUT A COULOUR OF THE SQUARES AND THE STUDENT IN THAT COLOURED SQUARE GETS 3 POINTS
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