In this drill this is two players and a goalkeeper. This is a half pitch that the three players are training on. The aim is to get the ball from the corner into the goal. The constraints are that they are not allowed to make more than two touches two the ball. That means one each. The player in the box is only allowed to header. The player in the corner is only allowed to take 10 seconds to hit it. This allows accuracy and to be put under pressure.
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