Defender plays the ball to the attacker, attcker then tries to dribble the ball through a points gate. The defender is trying to prevent them dribbling through the expensive points gates. DO NOT LOOSE
- body position correct to push the attacker out wide - leaving the stick in the tackle to distract the attacker
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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