
Ball is played in to the receiver (attacker). The defender picks a side to lead to, the attacker must arc or otherwise carry the ball around the opposite side's cone. Can flow into a 2v2 after
Scan early and often Quick scans here; only need a sense of which side pressure is from Escape in one motion if possible; if not, post up first
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in more ways than one
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