player A starts with the ball and passes to player D. player D then dribbles with the ball down the sideline to the corner. whilst player A is running to the top of the defensive circle who then recives the ball from D and shoots and scores!!m
helps encourage players crossing the ball into the defensive circle after creating space through driving with the ball.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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