player with ball dribbles to middle cone and stops then goes forward or turn back to original cone. defender on the top tries to stay with offensive player. Prog:move to in front of goal or on a wing. do same thing and try to get a shot or cross off.
defender is trying to stay with offensive player to block a shot or cross.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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