there are two teams a red team and a blue team both teams start with the same number of balls and stand in separate thirds the aim of the game is to throw the ball either by chest pass or shoulder pass and get it to bounce in the other teams third at least once and then to bounce out of the third before the other team stop it. Both teams will be throwing balls at the same time so the players have to try and keep the balls within their third while also trying to score a point by getting the ball to bounce out of the other teams third footwork rules apply.
Getting to loose balls Footwork
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