Possession box or circle on the 25-yard line. 5v3, 4v2 or similar overload. Attackers must keep the ball, once all have touched the ball they can attack the main goal. If a defender touches the ball, the count resets. Variations/progression: - [1] attacker and [1] defender waiting in the box - once defenders win the ball in the possession box, they attack goal and other team tries to return the ball to the box.
Attackers, can you keep possession to get a chance on goal? Defenders, can you react quickly to the breakout?
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