yELLOW TEAM DEFENDING. bLUE TEAM ATTACKING. PLAYERS WEARING YELLOW START BY PASSING THE DEFENDER ON THE OUTSIDE, THEN HE TURNS AND PASS TO THE BLUE ATTACKER, THE ATTACKER TRIES TO DRIBBLE THE DEFENEDER. YELLOWS SHOULD ADJUST THEIR DEFENSIVE POSITION AND DRIVE THE ATTACKER AWAY FROM THE DANGEROUS ZONE SO THAT HE DOES NOT SCORE. ROTATE PLAYERS OR OPPONENTS AFTER 3 MINUTES
1. CLOSE DOWN QUICKLY
2. BODY POSITION-SIDEWAYS
3. DELAY THE ATTACKER
4. DON'T DIVE IN
5. ANGLE OF APPROACH
6. SPEED OF APPROACH
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