Player one(green) passes the ball to player 2(white). Player 1 runs around the cone to receive the pass from Player 2. Player 1 then has 3 touches before they can shoot. First touch: stop and control the ball Second touch: look up to see where the goalie is in the net and move the ball to get a clear shot Third touch: tap the ball ahead a little bit to run into the ball before shooting.
Coaches can put pressure on the player with the ball to stimulate a real game.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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