3-4 offenders, 1 defender
- 1 ball per group.
- Rotate people from the inside or, whenever the defender is successful of kicking the ball, or gaining the ball, the person who had passed it, must rotate into the middle and defend, etc.
- Jockeying is a defence situation where the defender pressures the offence player, forcing to pass or end up kicking the ball out in game.
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