Two teams play on a half field with one goal. They earn the right to score by passing across the square of blue triangles. In this square nobody is alowed to touch the ball, it has to be a cross pass. This way you force the players to play cross and change flank.
Positions on 'the other side' both attack and defence. Communication between players. Use the cross pass not just to claim the right to score, but also to create space.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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