The aim is for the yellow team to stay tight and not get open up by the red team The Red will start from the halfway line with the football and looking to break the yellow team down by moving the ball side to side. The Yellow sholud be moving side to side as the ball is moving arcoss as the ball is being played by the red to stay tiight so the ball can not be play throw gap of the yellow team, the team should be set up like a wave to stop ball form being play in to gap from moving side to side.
Angle of the body 4 d's to defening 1. Delay2. Deny3. Deflect4. Defend (tackling) Staying on your feet show on to weakfoot or in to side for more cover
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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