
Individual Skills circuit
Zone 1 A - V pull and 3D skill, B - Mine field dribble, C -inside/outside pull/3D skill and shoot Zone 2 yard stick into 3D skill and shoot Zone 3 A - V pull and attack space, B - avoid tyres and 3D over barrier C - inside/outside Pull/ 3D skill and shoot Ensure that each skill is done at maximim intensity and change of direction is sharp and with pace
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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