
Set up a pitch with 2 wide channels Game of touch, on touch attacking player touches ball to floor then passes away. Touching defender take a knee until ball played. Attack for 2 minutes, if score turn and play, if mistake ball dead find new ball Defence cannot enter wide channels, only attacking side can. Attack must always attack furthest channel.
Ensuring we keep our depth so that we have time to catch and pass Which pass is going to be the pressure pass? - ensuring we help with our support lines to make this pass easy.
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