Blindside Run — Arrive Behind the Defender
An attacking movement practice focused on starting outside the defender's field of vision and arriving behind them at the moment the passer can play forward.
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Organization
Use a central passer, attacker and defender reference around the edge of the box. The attacker checks away, moves onto the defender's blindside and attacks a through pass to finish.
Coaching Points
Stay out of the defender's sightline; Check the passer before moving; Change speed sharply; Curve the run to stay onside; Attack the space, not the defender
Progressions
- Make the defender fully live and allow different passing angles.
Regressions
- Use a mannequin as the defensive reference.
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