Goal:
- see how they receive the ball and create goal scoring changes
Exercise
- startpostions see picture. defender stays behind attacker untill ball has been passed.
- Nr 1 plays to nr 2
- Nr 2 prescanning and play the ball where nr 3 gives the lead. After passing join the game
- nr 3 has to receive ball with defender in back and score alone or with nr 2. ONLY nr 2 can be passed to if he passed the line of where nr 3 has the ball
see scoring forms
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