
This drill will be used to help with awareness and vision to allow players to find the through ball through to create a scoring opportunity. The drill will have 3 attackers and 2 defenders meaning that the attackers should make plenty of scoring opportunities and their only allowed to play inside the 18 yard area so the attackers use their movement to create space for each other which should lead to a scoring opportunity.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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