the 2 defenders will go in line with the posts and in the middle of the 18 yard box, attackers one will start wide and the striker will start on the edge of the box ready to attack, the wide man will start will the ball and when he moves from the cone the defenders become live, one closing down the wide man and another marking the striker and the aim for the defenders is to stop the ball from going in or even stopping the cross or shot from the wide man
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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