-Building off of movement patterns from possession
-Create an attack by building through lines of attack
-Focus on angles being created, passing lanes
-Movement of players off ball to create space and angles for other players
** Game like mentality
** Try to score, break lines, get in goal scoring positions
** End session with no rules, let them play
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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