- 3 teams of 3 players
- green team is neutral and always plays with team in BP
- when team has ball, they are on outside of field
- when BPO team wins ball they quickly become team on outside, and outside team comes in and try to win back ball
- can we move the ball quickly
- when we win the ball can we make the field as big as possible?
- when we win the ball, can we keep it?
- as soon as we lost the ball, can we win the ball back in 5 seconds?
- so that we can win the ball, can we press the team with the ball as a unit and box them in a tight area?
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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