2 v 2 Drill
reds attacking, blues Ddefending.
red passed ball to blue, then makes diagonal run across top of the d, received the ball back creating a 2v1 overload in the d.
Defending points. Jump back, slow down attack, clear the ball
attacking points, overload,shoot immediately or draw defender and pass. Speed, aggression
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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