Passing drill to compress the opponents defense while adding width to the attack phase.
3 v 1 All attacking players start by moving forward. After 2 to 3 strides A1 and A2 step across to close the gap between them. A2 continues this line past A1 to draw/block the defender. Once A2 is in front of A1 then A1 should pass the ball behind A2 to A3.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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