here thre are 2 sperate teams again however the attacking team must always have at least one extra player, in order to overload the defence and for the attacking team to get used to their positions which are highlighted. the defence is also learning as theyre learning how to mark a player whilke still stayong in their positions and learning how to deal with runs, crosses and counter attacking.
developments:
- add another attacking player, but is only allowed to be in the centre circle and the defence cannot tackle them
- add two small goals either side to allow for when the defence win back possession, they can counter attack to try and put the ball through the goal with a clearance.
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