
player passes the ball into p1 p1 has to try and run over the opposite end line. They can/should pass to the players outside the box. Defender cannot close down the players on the outside but instead must follow the run of p1 and try to get the interception of a pass or block the passes incoming our outgoing from p1.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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