Ball played wide to fullback
LM opens wide to receive
LM plays diagonal/up to CM1 who has checked off back shoulder of opposing CB
CM1 plays diagonal/back to CM2
CM2 plays thru to S
S diagonal run thru for finish
Communication
Positioning
Movement
Accuracy
Speed of play
Finishing
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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