Intercepting the padd is a great way to turn defence into attack in a flash. Develop your players mindset to be marking tight and ready to step in front of their opposing player so you can spring counter attacks against an unstructured defence. It?s a great way to stay tight and compact in your own defence too.
What?s in the Session?
To coach and encourage players to feel confident in 1 v 1 situations with the goalkeeper and provide them with detailed pointers of how to be decisive in front of goal.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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