9 Passes the ball in to the attack who simply go through hands aiming to score. All defenders live as soon as ball is activated by 9 Defenders B&C must bounce out to the cone first Progression: Attack can run any move they like
Attack: Stay square Attack inside shoulder of defender Onto the ball at pace Defence: Defender A must be patient to buy time for support (it's ok to concede some ground) Defenders B&C must communicate when to "push" Don't over-chase
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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