Center Mid (CM) passes to wing Wing two-touches back to CM, breaks down sideline CM returns ball to wing with lead pass, breaks toward goal Wing controls, crosses back to CM CM shoots as soon as he can Cones represent defenders Can use a player as shadow defender of CM Coach can stand in as outside defender, forcing CM to concentrate on pace, accuracy of lead pass to avoid interception Rotation CM moves to wing Defender becomes CM Next in line becomes defender
Inside-outside ball movement Keeping body between ball and defender Movement into space after passing Timed runs to avoid offside Crossing, finishing
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