This is the basic formation for stretching field when playing 3 at the back
the two OD need to be moving to receive ball from CD AM needs to move to receive ball and throw early ball to OM Strikers to move to corcle once OD has ball OM to throw ball in to circle OM not with ball to penetrate circle
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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