Improve on your team?s attacking abilities with this session, focusing on getting forward and losing the opposition, getting free to receive the ball. We look at the different techniques your players can use to lose their marker and we focus on the dodge, the cut-back and driving onto the ball.
Be prepared to also look at the core skills needed and improving these further, helping your players to understand the importance of fast footwork and good positioning, ready to pounce on the attack. By using techniques to lose their marker, your players will be able to gain an extra yard of space; all important when building on forward play!
With a number of exercises that will test your players competitively, get them used to a game environment and when is best to pull off a move to lose their marker. Gain the advantage in attack and leave the opposition falling behind!
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