The player will dribble through the line of cones, keeping control of the ball. The coach will stand in front of the player and do one of the following:

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• Hold up numbers with their hands, and ask the player to call the number they see
• Hold up different coloured markers, and ask the player to call the colour they see
• Throw tennis balls to the player and ask them to catch and throw the ball back

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The most important part of this practice is that the player carries on dribbling through the cones whilst performing the above actions. This will force the player to think about multiple things at once.

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You can challenge the player further by changing the dribbilng pattern, here are some ideas:

• Right foot only dribbling
• Left foot only dribbling
• Both feet dribbling