Blue player passes the backl and leads for a quick one touch bunt. Ball is then carried to the orange hats where a 3d skill is performed over both lines. Player then accelerates to the blue hats where they perform a Pivot turn looking for the pass to the leading red player to takes a shot.
Timing the lead here is critical. player must pick the ball up on the move and cannot be stationary. good ball control throught he orange hats followed by a dynamic change of pace to "burn" the player once you have beaten them. Quality passing creates quality options
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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