Teach your players to react to visual cues from their opposition and better time their defensive drives to improve their intercepting success!
It's not just mind readers like Derren Brown who can tell what other people are thinking - some of the best defenders can read their opponent and spot when they're about to make the pass which gives them the ideal opportunity to make their move for the interception!
What's in the Session?
To get your players driving at the right time (and not too early so that the other team has time to play a different pass) we get players moving with the ball before then setting up some 1v1 intercepting drills to make sure they know how to read their opposition and stay one step ahead!
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