Practice same progression as last week. 3v1 scenario. The player scooping the ball will quickly realise that outrunning the defender is not so easy by him or herself. Have an additional player running to the side. Player with the ball is tagged and plays the ball to the ground which the second player scoops and quickly passes to the third player to the side. The third player must then run to the end and score. Progression tips: Quick play of the ball - "ball to ground", scoop and pass, remember to aim at chest, "TV set", pass behind
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