The arrow coming from the wide area is showing where the ball would come in from. The arrows around the cones show the runs the players would make to cover all areas of the box and ways for them to get away from their opponents
The cone furthest away from the cross starts wide and then attacks the front post The middle cone from the cross goes to the back post area of whatever side the cross is (like shwon on diagram) The player closest to the cross moves inside around the penalty spot for the otpion of a cut back or the scraps for a rebound
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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