First part of drill is a simple 2 on 1 elimination drill. Once out of box, person with the ball passes to their side corner (player inside 25 leads out). Second part only involves those in the 25, is a 3 on 2 situation, with the ball received in the corner. Defenders stay in the circle until received outside.
Can break down building this drill into parts. Aim is to train counter attack - breaking down the midfield then looking wide to stretch defense. Can develop this into a full blown attack vs defense, using the first defender as a trailling defender.
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