Player at black cone plays pass to player on green cone.
Striker shows off blue cone and plays to player off red cone. Red cone switches ball out to yellow cone for cross and continues her run in to the box for cross.
Striker runs around red cone, before attacking the ball with a late run.
Black cone moves to green cone - green cone to red cone - red cone to blue cone - and blue cone to yellow cone - yellow cone to start (or crossers can remain the same)
Progression - Add two defenders and allow opposite wide player to join attack (3v2 overload for attack)
Timing of runs
Quality of the ball in.
Sharpness of passing.
in more ways than one
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