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Diagram of the Speed up and finish drill

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How the drill works

SET UP: A 25 x 25 yd grid with two balls set on cones 10 yds apart at one end of the grid. At the opposite end 4 cones are set 6/7 yds apart. Red team (attackers, without a ball) The Yellow team (defenders) line behind the line of the cones with a ball. ACTION: yellow dribbles the ball between the cones and steps on the ball for red ,then Yellow sprints around the far cone to give chase to Red. Red takes possession of the stopped ball and speed dribbles to try to penetrate the 4 yd shooting zone in front of the 4 balls at the opposite end of the grid to shoot and knock a ball off before the 4yd. COACH’S TIP: Adjust the position of the 2nd cone to make it difficult for the defender to get around and give close chase. Then gradually move the cone nearer so the defender has a better chance of catching the Attacker. . Once the player hits release the ball he should take and join to the opposite team side where they now will be the attacker and another team will be defender. so swap happens. Once the 4 players done the coach will reset the cone and balls .