1 defender
2attackers, both with a ball
defender moves between cones back and forth to stop the attackers.
Attacker 1 is pretending to shoot around the cone, where defender needs to stop him/her. Attacker moves back to the starting point, defender moves back to the cone on the 6m line and does the same on the other side.
change defender after a few rounds.
focus is on the defender
defender on tiptoes with bent knees
hands' positions when stopping the attacker (upper arm, hip)
defender's body position (front of the attacker not on the side)
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