Progression:
1: 2 balls yellow passes to yellow, blue to blue, when inside player passes the ball out, switch with the outside player
2: 2v2 game in the middle, inside players can pass to any neutral
3: inside players have to make a pass in the middle, passes to own colour only
4: Game: blue vs yellow. Pass the ball from side to the other through the middle
- Creating space
- Combination game
- Switching
- Playing away from the pressure
- Possesion
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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