Attackers (blue) line up behind orange cone at the edge of D.
Defenders (Red) line up behind green cone on penalty area line.
Goalkeeper (yellow) lines up behind yellow cone.
On coaches shout 'go'. The keeper must run to his goal line, the defender must run to the green cone at the edge of the goal area, round the green cone and the attacker must try and score.
Progression -
Introduce 2 v 1, 2v2 etc.
Coach plays attacker a pass to run onto.
in more ways than one
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