Technical practice: each player with a ball. In area practice changing angle of run.
Right to Left using open stick - stick on ball, to side and drag. Reverse to align forward again and accelerate.
Left to Right - reverse stick drag. Open stick to align forward again and accelerate.
As per description.
Discuss when we would use this skill.
Introduce using in turn over and attacking in opposition half to go into seams.
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