play out from the keeper and try to play the ball into 1 of the 3 mini goals 4 pressers to press when the keeper kicks off
get 3 pressers to go in fast and 1 to hang back and press the second ball. Rotate the pressers or go down to 3 if this is too easy. Phase 2 - get the team to score in the oppositions goal and stop all players when the ball goes out of play to review positions
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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