
players dribble around cones and pass into the mini goal the player whose teammate scores on the mini goal first gets to dribble towards the goal (first player on the other team becomes the defender)
close control seal off defender protect the ball quick finish weigh of pass accuracy quality of prep touch aggressive and positive mentality placement vs power
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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