Players are playing 2v2 in each of their own half - when the attacking team gets the ball one of the defenders can look to transition forward creating a 2v3 situations for the defenders.
1. Pressure the ball2. Delay (jockey)3. Second defender -support - of the shoulder (to see the third attacker)4. move as the ball travels across (always ensuring that you are doing 1.5 jobs)
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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