Player F passes to Attacker 1 and moves toward boards indicated by the blue arrow. Attacker 1 passes back to initial feeder and cuts toward the goal. Player F (the arrow) options.... 1. Dribble into the zone 2. Hit Attacker 1 cutting toward the goal 3. Pass back to Attacker 2 in the drop position 4. Pass through to Attacker 3 or 4
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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