Start without a defender in the middle.
The players find an open cone to create a triangle pass. Wherever the ball is the players need to move to create two option passing.
When the players have the hang of finding the open pass, have a defnder in the middle to create light pressure. If there is a bad pass, then the player switches to the middle.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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