Mark out a square roughly 20x15yds approximately 5-10yds from a goal. Players are only allowed in the square. A feeder plays the ball into the square to an attacker (red) who works with their team mate to create an opening to shoot. The defender (blue) attempts to win the ball (could start by being passive to get the game running and progress to tackling)
1. Keep head up to see space and opportunity to shoot
2. Make the square as big as possible
3. Control out of feet and shoot when you have the chance
4. Communicate
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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