Set Up
Between 3 to 15 players  1 to 4 ration of ball to players  players spaced no more than 5m apart
Players catches ball  falls onto back and pops ball off one or two handed to free player
Control the off load  vary the type of pass  give the ball some Âair  float the pass.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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