Small sided game focussing on getting the ball wide to score from a cross. Two touch in the playing area, the ball must move accross the half way line and then it must be played out to one of the wide players. The wide player has two touches to cross the ball in. Look for the strikers making movement and looking to get on the end of the cross. No shooting from inside the pitch without the ball going out to one of the wide players.
Crossing Movement in the middle
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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