Player 1 starts dribbling, player 4 makes a move to the right/left and there is a short wallpass between 1 and 4. After containing the ball it is passed to palyer 2 and then they start off and player 1 takes their place, and so on.
Player 4 is acting as a wall pass. Make sure the pass in and out is timed so that it would eliminate a defender and not simply allow them to step across
- Insert a passive defender which the players must wall pass around
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