The two players in black will play a 1-2 with one another and then play the ball out wide to either side. Once the ball has been played out wide the blue player will run with the ball into a crossing position whilst the two black players sprint into the box to anticipate the cross. Once the ball has been crossed it is the black players job to score past the goalkeeper. The person who took the shot then replaces the person out wide on the wing and the other two players go back to the start. Mix it up by using both wings.
Encourgae strong passes for both the short and the long pass outwide, and also encourage people to use both their head and their feet when trying to score.
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