Preparation Pass A to left wing B, who holds the ball for a second. In the meanwhile right wing F sprint to position of pivot C, pivot C goes to position pivot right. Action A sprints on full speed first a bit to the left and then to the right and throw at the goal when defenders 2 and 3 are too late to come forward. If one of the defenders 2 or 3 come forward, A passes to wingplayer F who came in at the same time. F trows at the goal. If there is no possibility to throw at the goal, A passes to D who goes in between defenders 5 and 6. D throws at the goal from a distance or goes for a break through or passes to pivot C who throws at the goal. If defenders 5 and 6 try to close the gap for D, D passes to E who took the position of wing player F and throws at the goal.
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