Set up as shown. The game is to use the ball to move the defender enough create space to make a pass into the red without the ball. Only one ball can be in a square at one time.
In possession: head up, move the ball quickly, movement to create a pass. Defending: body shape, positioning, interception, delay the pass.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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