Divide players into groups of three (later into groups of four)
Each group is assigned to a square. When Player 1 has the ball, she needs Players 2 and 3 to give her an option to pass at each cone next to her. If she passes to Player 2, then she and Player 3 must adjust so that Player 2 has options
Players need to move so that the cones are always covered. Prevent a situation where one of the options is a diagonal pass
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