Set Up
3 sets of 2 defenders each with 2 tackle bags placed 10m apart down 15m x 30m channel - 3 attackers
Attacker with ball in centre with 2 support players set 5m back to left and right. Attack runs at bag using footwork on approach to off set defenders fixes on one defender and smashes through hole
attack carries ball in 2 hands
off loads left or right
receiver repeats on next pair of bags
Ball carrier should fix defender with eye contact and use footwork to open space between defenders
attack the defender not the space
Use footwork to get in close before impact
sink by bending knees slightly and rise after impact. Move into space between defenders with held tightly through collision phase with 2 hands
fingers spread
off load immediately with controlled
soft pass flat to support player who cuts a line inward and accelerates onto pass. Repeat down channel ensuring support players realign themselves with depth.
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