2 players at the top of the 25 keep the ball until there is a post up run and call for the ball by the attacker, then becomes a 3 vs 3 in the D to try and win short corners or score.
- wait for the post up - create plays using teammates not just hope it works out - syncronised attacks - think about deflections/ balls stright towards goal - defenders be nasty - attackers block etc to create space for others - load the space in front of keeper ( they hate this)
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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