- Play starts with the goalkeeper rolling the ball out.
- Encourage red team to keep possession of the ball patiently at the back, opening up and moving the ball across the back line to change the point of attack.
- Red team aims to move yellow team about, allowing a full back to run the ball in to the goals
- Yellow team should press high and quickly to force red team to make decisions
- If Yellow steal possession, they can attack
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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