Aim of drill is to have movement to create space. Each player moves to one place forward in the drill
Attacker 1, focus on putting the ball on the CF's stick, and then getting forward to "help." CF it is about ball pick up and control, and the crispness of the back pass to the "help."
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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