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What's the best to get my team to hit the gain line?

What's the best to get my team to hit the gain line at full pace? It is a huge problem to get it into there noggin's

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Simon JonesCoach, England

Tony

If you look at our "Drills" section you will see some drills that will help you.

The key points will be:

Communication
lines of running
timing of the pass
Speed

I play small sided games in a wide area and by using cones you can force the attackers to have to pass under pressure from the defenders.

I hope this helps you

Simon

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