PLAYER A LAYS THE BALL INTO PLAYER C WHO PASSES TO B WHO THEN PLAYS A THROUGH BALL ONTO THE RUN OF PLAYER A,
PLAYER B AND C THEN MAKE A RUN TO THE FAR AND NEAR POST READY TO GET ON THE END OF THE CROSS
GOOD ACCURATE WEIGHTED PASSING WILL KEEP THE DRILL FLOWING
IF B IS IN A BETTER POSITION TO RECEIVE THE BALL HAVE THEM CALL FOR THE BALL
DECISION MAKING CAN B SCORE OR HEAD BACK ACROSS GOAL TO C
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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