two teams compete for possession and play the neutral player on the outside through one of the three gates. The neutral player plays the ball back into the same team through another gate. score a point each team a team is able to keep possession from side of the grid to the other.
neutral players can lay off for a player coming from the grid to strke on goal
passing technique
speaking with your pass
playing early/combining to reach ther target
have a plan
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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