EACH TEAM HAS 4 PLAYERS, PLAYER IN THE END ZONE FROM EACH TEAM HAS A BALL AND PLAYS IN TO A TEAM MATE, THAT TEAM MATE IMMEDIATELY NEEDS TO CONNECT WITH OTHER TEAMMATE INSIDE MIDDLE GRID, PLAYER THAT PASSED BALL HAS TO FIND SPACE, MOVE QUICKLY THEN RECEIVE THE BALL BACK THEN PLAY IN TO FAR END ZONE TEAMMATE, ONCE THAT BALL IS PLAYED, THAT PLAYER REPLACES THE TEAMMATE IN THE ENDZONE AND THAT TEAM TRANSITIONS TO THE OTHER END OF THE GRID. CONTINUOUS PLAY!!
COACHING POINTS:
MUST BE AWARE OF OTHER PLAYERS ON OTHER TEAM IN ORDER TO FIND A SMALL POCKET OF SPACE TO RECEIVE THE BALL AND TURN.
MOVEMENT OFF THE BALL IS ESSENTIAL, OTHERWISE THERE IS NO WAY TO GET THE BALL
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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