- The first defender passes a ball into the 3 attackers.
- The defender immediately step into the grid and become the defender creating a 3v1 inside the grid.
- The 3 attackers attempt to put together as many passes as possible.
- The attackers continue passing until the defender wins the ball, or the ball is knocked out of play.
- Once the play is dead, the next defender plays into the same 3 attackers, and play resumes.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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