Blues in possession, reds out of possession.
Blues to play through the thirds. After 5 passes they play through middle thirds into end third. Once into the middle a player from the end zones can come in and combine to get to end zone.
No striaght passes, no straight runs,
Angles of support
Recognising when to drop into or push into space.
Timings of runs
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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