Competitive Warmup
Passing Receiving grid
3 groups of 4's or 5's
One color defends, one receives, one plays outside target role
1) Try to lose your defender to receive and get ball ball to target
2) Must find different target from where player got the ball
3) 2 balls, must combine with 2nd player before finding target
Quick step to deceive defender
Head check to know surroundings and options
Receive ball with movement and COD
Shield fiercely, keep the ball at all cost
Defenders:
Tight physical marking
Get a bump in
All players must be very aware of traffic
Variation:
Add 4 cones that must be played around before passing out to target
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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