place 5 cones across the middle of in the area 10 yards from each sideline. Play 6 vs 6. The ball is not allowed to travel trhough or over the cones. The objective is to get the ball wide in the near side of the the field and attack the flanks of the attacking area. Players can make runs trhough the cones.
1. Create space on the flanks by drawing defenders out of central space.
2. Diagonal runs, Blind-side runs and overlapping should be made to exploit space
3. supporting players must get forward to to meet the crosses into the prime scoring area.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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