
- Ball played to the edge of the box for first time strike
- Other players should initially run hard to draw defenders deeper into the box - Player shooting should use a banana run to open the body up - Player shooting should make an initial dart towards the six yard box to assist in losing the defender
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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