Players arranged in circle as shown. One player in the center tries to close down the ball constantly. Players to pass amongst themselves to create space and take defender away from play.
Defender: body poisition and distance from ball.
Attackers: short passing to draw pressure from defender then pass longer to spread play to other side of circle. Vision and awareness.
in more ways than one
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