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COACHING POINTS

Previous coaching points for ball carrying apply as in 1 v 1

Player with the ball makes a positive run on an angle to eliminate the defender as in 1 v 1

Player without the ball (support player) runs into space to receive a pass and communicates they are ready to receive the pass

If the support player is on the defender?s reverse stick side the pass will generally be square, or diagonal if the support player is on the defender?s open stick side the pass will often be square or back

Having now made the pass the player without the ball becomes the support player

The attackers are more likely to succeed at a basic level if they keep well apart making it difficult for the defender. Other methods may be used at higher levels.

There will be many variations and different options of both angle of run with ball and the position of receiving by the support player

A progression may be for the attackers to eliminate a defender in a grid and move into the next grid to eliminate a second defender, another progression may be to move from grid one to shoot at goal, making this game realistic and directional

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