ball starts in the middle of the pitch on the 25. The ball is passed out to the right. at this point the player who is deflecting begins to make a run to the far post. Then the player with the ball dribbles straight towards the baseline then when they approach the 5 yard dotted line outside the D they hit the ball to the far post and the person who has made the run to the far post deflects the ball into the goal past the keeper.
if the deflection is on the open side then make sure they get their feet around.
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