2 teams 4 v 4 plus 4 neautral players. Outside players should be targert strikers on top and bottom and wingers or fullbacks on sides. Each team has their own half in which they are trying to keep possesion and make 10 passes to score a goal. If defending team wins the ball they must pass it to their target striker and then move quickly to their grid. Outside neutrals follow.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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