Purpose: Outletting team aims to break out of their defensive end to pass into one of three goals, left, center, right. Ball start with outletting team in each section of the field. Focus is on positioning of each player, movement to create space, what skillset to utilize to optimize break out and keep possession. Decision making under pressure. Use of previous drills.
Time: 5 min outletting in each section of field, Left,Center, Right
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