These 2v2 drills and videos will challenge your players' defensive and attacking skills, by getting them to compete against each other in pairs.
To improve teamwork your attacking players will work on their dribbling, passing and shooting skills in the 2v2. At the same time the defensive pair will develop their shadowing, zone marking, and tracking ability as they try to snatch back possession, close out the attackers and win the defensive rebound.
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