Teaching defenders to shepard attackers particular directions
Def dribbles ball into zone
Def stops ball in zone
Def rounds the cone to get goal side of attacker
Attacker picks the ball up and tries to score
End - shot, tackle, out of bounds
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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