Excellent drills, very detailed videos. Useful site for my U15 boys team.
Hi can you help me setting a defence against a team playing 2 centre halves. My team plays conventional style 5321 . Thanks
If there are two defenders trying to tackle one player. Do you pull up for two on one or do all three sticks need to be making contact with the ball?
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