
Blue A starts with ball and dribbles down line Blue A does a safety turn at cones and passes to Blue F and runs to far post for a deflection. Blue F gives accurate and hard slap pass to blue D Blue D receive ball and does the same to red D Red D drives down the base line and does a 3d skill at cones After skill Red D pass to top D to Red F Red F has the option to either pass to Blue A on far post or take a shot at near post (Depending where the goalie is) As soon as Red F passed or took the shot, the coach or next player in line at bottom left cone pass (Hard accurate slap) To Blue D The game then turns into a 3v2 with the Blue players attacking the goal and the Red defending If Red gets posession they have to pass the ball to the player or coach at bottom left
1st part of exercise: Passes are hard and accurate Players receive ball with stick far away from body and also to where they want to pass next(open hips and shoulders) High intensity Part 2: Guardian Angles from ball carrier receive with vision leading Communication and showing where you want the ball (for the players without the ball) When in the circle players complete checklist (is shot on? if no, is pass on? if no, Upgrade to PC)
This practice has no coaching points
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