Red Team (defenders) start with the ball and play it into a blue (atacker)
The Blue player must go 1v1 with the red player
players have 3 goals to pick from and must pass from close rannge
white goal = 1point
Red Goal = 2 points
Blue goal = 3 points
Change places after each turn
Defenders body position to push player away from maximum scoring opporyunity
Attacker need to go at pace and get defender off balance
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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