Part 1 (Black) Blue F dribbles past cones and pass to Blue A Blue A receive on the move and pass to Blue D on post After pass Blue A runs to post Part 2 (Red) Blue D leads up to cones and showing where he/she wants to receive the ball Blue F takes a second ball, dribbles cones and pass to Blue D at top of circle Blue D receives and arch around cones Blue F then pass to Blue A on post Rotate (F to A, A to D and D to F) Progression: Add a defender Red D Practice turns into a 3v1 Blue D does not have to run around cones A,F and D all three players must touch the ball before they can score (Defender may directly mark one player to prevent the three touches)
High Intensity Quick rotations Passes are hard and accurate (encourage using a slap pass istead of a hit) Players communicate loud and clear Players show where they want to receive the ball Receive to where you want to run or pass (open shoulders and hips towards target) When doing the turn at top of the circle, keep stick on ball
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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