2 teams lined up either side of the far goal on a small pitch a coach will call out a number (up to how many people pn each team) who will run along the throwdown line to the baseline and then into the pitch A ball will be passed in from the coach when the players reach the baseline This initiates a 1vs1/2vs2/3vs3 within the pitch both shooting at the goal in the D if either team wins a short corner in the D, a P flick is awarded (if players can't flick they can push)
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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