on the sides we have the tow coaches , passing the balls
this drill is made to work on defending the opposition and breaking out .
the first coach on the right will start off with the ball and they will pass it to the blue player when they breakout . once the blue player has received the ball ,they must pass it to the blue player without getting intercepted by the opposition .
this game is a one on one drill , the middle player is to wait for the right player to recive the ball , so they can pass it to them . they then continue on getting five touches . once completed the middle player then plays it with the left player .
using your legs and arms , try to pivit will trying to breakout.
use your arms to give signs for the player with the ball to pass it to the direction you pointed at.
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