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How to defend a bounce pass?

How to defend a bounce pass?

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Janet Coach, Australia

Generally with the defender maintaining a wide low stance facing the attacker with both arms outstretched covering all pass options high & low if room to get correct defending distance. Watching the attacker's body language will also give an indication as to passing decisions and a sharp low sideways move with hand outstetched ready to tip ball when bounce pass is made. Short bounce pass into circle fron edge of circle will be defended by GD/GK most likely by tip by outside hand on upward path before it gets into receiver's hands and by WD/C reaching across with outside hand to block off options into the circle

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