
Run around the black Squares and circle and shoot for the opposite bottom corner. Have someone run backpost to tap it in if it is missing or to tap it past the keeper.
-Have Your Stick down so that when you are running towards back-post it doesn't get past you. -Use the width to cross the ball in from a hard angle and hopefully score.
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