The attacker (yellow) makes a shot on goal, hopefully rebounding back out towards the defenders (blue). A defender will recieve the ball and attempt to make a long pass to one of the other defenders, with the initial attackers (yellow) trying to intercept the pass. The line colours match who is making the pass. The dotted blue line represents the decision a the defender has to make.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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