On the Ball Skills

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Retaining  Dribbling/Shielding

PREP - have ball in front of you in your touch zone

           (where you can touch it), be in an athletic position,

                   know where you are going, head up

WIND UP - shift weight to foot farther away from the ball,

                       lift up foot that is going to make contact

                                          with the ball

FORCE GENERATION - push foot forward, making

                                contact with the middle of the ball while

                                        shifting weight over to that foot

*Repeat these 3 phases until ready to distribute ball*

RECOVERY - return to an athletic position, move into

                open space to create an option for your teammate;

                                          pass and move