One of the most important thing players will ever learn is that their off the ball running is equally as important than running with the ball!
It gives the opposition an extra thing to worry about when defending and can open up attacking avenues for your players to drive into.
What's in the Session?
Through a series of progressive exercises this session gets your players practising their A to B passing and Decision Making, thinking about how their positioning will make passing easier for their team-mates and whether or not the pass is the best option? Should they feint to dodge the defender or pass around their marker?
Keep your opposition guessing, improve your players' 2v1 skills today.
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