Aim of drill is to teach rotation and height on attack. Line drive opens up play, and opposite side wing is able to get into play. 3 forwards swap out at once. 3 defenders rotate positions.
Line drive: Focus on putting the ball through a channel hard - not looking for a player to player pass. High forward - RW - look to cut hard right to left to pick up, and roll out. CF - look to creat an option for a drop, as the cutting left wing should attract defender attention.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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