The purpose of this drill is for a player to work a break towards goal after making space for themselves from a piece of skill. 1. Players start at white cone and drive to orange cone (defender). At orange cone they perform a skill to get past defender (step over, feint, etc.) 2. Once past the defender pass the ball against the bench, receive the ball back from the bench. 3. Pass ball left to white player and run past bench to receive ball as 1-2. 4. Receive ball and pass back to moving player 5. Pass ball out to white player and run past bench to receive ball as 1-2 6. Receive ball and pass back to moving player 7. Collect ball and shoot on goal
1. Skill technique at orange cone 2. Weight of pass 3. Control and Movement
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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