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COACHING CARD
D
F
C
E
B
A
Coach
H
G
C
Orchestrating a score from the
commencement of play
Pattern Outline
Progressions
• Conduct pattern with no defenders
• Introduce defenders – shadowing
• Full press from defenders
Brief Description:
• Ball is thrown in by the coach to mimic the
commencement of play
• Play A taps ball down to Player B
• Player B Kick-passes the ball into space into Player
C who gathers the ball
• Player F times her run and receives hand-pass from
Player C & proceeds to kick a score
• Players D, E, G and H all make the appropriate
decoy runs to create space for pattern to occur
Attacking Principles:
Fast, Forward, Finish
Defending Principles:
Deny, Delay, Dispossess
Creating Scoring
Opportunities
