This is one option we could use off of a mid field penalty. The objective of the play is to target the third defender from the right. The playmaker would tap, then take a hard cut left and fake left, then accelerate hard to the right.
Options:
This play can be ran either left or right. We will make a call as to which way we will attack based on the defense. A good defense will split evenly 3 and 3, but if they give a 4-2 option than obviously we will go to the short side
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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