
3V2 game to teach delaying the attack (for defense) and using the space and the overload (attacking)
Defense: Not on the same line One defender presses keep the center Attack: Create a triangle Person with the ball should try to mave the ball towards the defender to fix the defender to one side
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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