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Player stands behind a line. Feeder has a ball. On a command white 1 sprints out and receives a ball from Blue 1.

COACHING POINTS

  • Keep moving onto the ball.
  • The ball must be fed well ahead of the worker

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    Sprint Dodge:

    In 3s. One player has the ball. The other two stand behind a line - 1 attacker, 1 defender. On a command from the feeder, the attacker drives out to receive the ball and the defence tries to intercept.

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    Sprinting with defenders:

  • In Pairs.

    Blue players stand in front of white. White players run towards one line, sudden change of direction and sprint back to try and lose the defence. Defence start as static defence, then become active.

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    Running the gauntlet (no ball):

    In a designated area, using lines or cones, the white team must attempt to dodge past each defending player.

    Defending players can only use sideways movements in order to prevent this.

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    Running the Gauntlet (with ball):

    To be played in groups of 8.

    2 defenders stand in each section of the court.

    2 attackers work their way down the court passing the ball between them. They must make a given number of passes in each third before progressing to the next third.

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