No goalkeeper The purpose of the drill is for the red defender to block any shots of the blue attacker. The attacking players must move sideways to create space for a shot and the defender must mimic the movement to prevent any of the balls going in the goal. No goalkeeper. Give 20 seconds per player to score up to 5 goals.
Movement to create space Blocking shots
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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