The defender (red player 1) rolls the ball out for the attacker to pick up and then play a 1 v 1 against them.
The rules of the practice are that the attacker is only allowed three attacking dribbles before the point is dead.
Attacker must develop their first step.
Players should use a fake to catch the defensive player off balance and drive into space to score.
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