A to signal No. 1 with one arm raised and then to take the kick off by passing to B. B to then pass to C. C to float the ball for D, E and F to run onto and for D to look to win the ball (either with a flick on header to A or by controlling and playing a ground pass) and for E and F to look to win any second ball. A is to make the run forward from kick off and to look to time his run for a flick on header from D, on for a pass from D, E or F. A then takes on the GK one-on-one and scores.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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