touch restriction
TrainingA rule applied to a scrimmage or drill where players are limited to a certain number of touches (e.g., 'two-touch only') to force faster thinking.
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magic man / joker
A neutral player (often wearing a different color bib) who plays for whichever team has possession, creating a numerical advantage.
crossing and finishing
A functional drill where wide players practice delivering the ball into the box while strikers practice scoring from those deliveries.
Rondo
A training drill where a group of players in a circle passes the ball while one or more defenders inside the circle try to intercept it.
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