The feeder starts with the ball. They play the ball with a push pass forward.
As the ball is played players 1 and 2 sprint to the ball. The first player to touch the ball becomes the attacker while the other player becomes the defender.
Defender must try to get in front of the attacker.
Attacker must try to create an angle for a shot.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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