Ball to second Castle - fake dragflick. Ball is passed across circle to third dragflicker who attempts a "Indoor Style" Dragflick - ball stays in motion to create power
1: Good fake drag flick on Second Castle 2: Ball is passed across First Castle - PC can be modified / adapted on the fly if defenders react / read the play and the 1st Castle Dragflicker can receive the ball and come through the middle - but should also look like he wants the ball to deceive the lead runners (ball is passed behind usually) 3: Inserter comes as support near post 4: Runner for Tip-In / Rebound on far post 5: Secondary Stop provides immediate defensive structure to stop counter 6: Stoppers think & react defensively
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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