Two red players play passes. Striker shows for ball and can play to either wide midfield player or back to CB - Attack goal. Blue player tried to defend against red striker.
Rotation - CB starting with ball moves to wide player that played final ball - wide player moves to striker and striker becomes defender. Defender gets ball and returns to queue.
Progression - Add two strikers and two defenders to work off of each other.
Check away and show for ball. Protect ball. Runs off the ball to create space for shot.
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in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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