Balls start with A A pass to D (guardian) Guardian pass to F F runs to cones, does a safety turn and pass back to Guardian F times his run to deflection Guardian switches play and pass to A A runs to cones and does a safety turn A pass Back to guardian Guardian gives a pass to post (F)
Receive to where you want to go or pass Open hips and shoulders to where you want to go when you receive Get low on receive and stick far away from body All passes must be a hard and accurate slap Only the passes from the safety turns can be a quick push Make sure safety turns are correct and they protect the ball (Body between the ball and the defender)
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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