This drill is all about players executing and making the right decision quickly and under pressure.
Ball starts with coach (Grey) who handballs to group 1 Attacking Player (Red). This signifies a mark and the Defending Player (Yellow) mans the mark.
Players in group 2 (Red attacking, Yellow Defending) then move to try and receive or defend a handball from the player with the ball. This is the point that the player with the ball needs to make a decision. They can:-
Handball to the running player
Turn and look for a leading player who is being defended (Group 3)
Carry the ball or play on and go to the top of the square for a 1 vs 1 contest.
Continue to carry the ball and go at goal themselves.
As the Drill continues you can throw a defender in the hole or add some man on the mark markers in the pockets meaning some of the easier options have been shut down.
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