
Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 who used a deflection pass to get it to the player in the blue box. The player in the blue box moves towrads the ball to receive it (nmoving away form a defender), and then uses the rebound board to run onto the ball and take a shot at goal. Players to follow their pass in the drill. Repeat on the other side.
Body low to the rgound for the deflection pass. Early shots at goal - try to one time hit. The GK must touch the opposite post before coming towards the striker.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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