Groups of fiveGrids of 10m x 10mOne ball per groupFour of the five players work as a team with the target of successfully completing ten passesThe remaining player is the nominated defender, and he/she tries to tackle the player who is holding the ball by touching them with two hands on the waistThe coach can either rotate the defenders every few minutes or, alternatively, the tackled player can become the defender with the successful tackler joining the other three, starting again to work towards ten passes
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