#8 (mid) plays ball to #9 #9 (center) must hold off defensive pressure until #8 reaches cone #9 can now play ball to #8, creating 2v1 situation and they continue downfield to score
#9 MUST maintain possession and hold until support arrives Defense doesn't move forward to apply pressure until ball is played into #9
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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