Players with a ball each and have to dribble the ball around the area using both feet and any additional skills they have already learned. i.e. turns, step overs etc.
Have all your players dribbling inside a coned area. They should all dribble the ball around without running into another player or losing their ball.
With more experienced players reduce the size of the grid to make players perform a greater number of turns and stops.
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