ball is either thrown by coach on to a crazy catch for rebound which the player has to control then shoot or player lifts balls onto the net instead of the coach
- make sure the player is not lifting the ball too hard at the net - make sure they are controlling the ball back down then aiming for the corners of the goal progressions - move further away from the goal and change the angles on which the net is set so the player has to imagine where the ball will end up
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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