Blue will pass the ball and then run to the red marker to their right. Then yellow will pass it to the player at the red marker and then run to the opposite one. Blue will pass the ball to the yellow in front of them and then run to the back of the yellow line. Then finally yellow will pass to the next blue then join the blue line.
1. Keep the tempo high.
2. Receivers should be ready for the pass by facing the passer.
3. The passers should run in tandem with their pass
4. Plenty of communication between the players involved
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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