Player 1 plays a 1-2 with player 2. He then plays a 1-2 with player 3 and shoots.
Rotation: Player 3 collects ball and goes back to start. Player 2 moves to outside cone and player 1 moves to inside cone.
Add in winger who receives the ball as final pass after second 1-2. He then shoots. Rotation: Player 1 moves to inside, player 2 moves to outside, player 3 moves to wing and player 4 moves to start.
Add in server who after the winger shoots plays pass to player 1 to shoot. Same rotation.
Rythm; clean touches; precision
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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