Ball starts on the outside, minimum of 2 passes made on the outside of the circle then ball can be played in to and attacker. Defenders must try to mark attackers to stop a pass, attackers must try to lose their defender in order to receive a pass. If defenders intercept the ball they must try to play it out to a player on the outside of the circle.
DEFENDING Front-marking so the Attacker does not have time to receive the ball in a dangerous space? (David thoughts here) Keep body âside-onâ, so shoulders are open to both ball position and attacker Defender should always know where the attacker is, keep checking and adjusting. ATTACKING Attackers should be looking for space, and interchanging between themselves, look to pull defenders out of position.
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