5 players on the outside creating a 7-10m ring. Try to keep the ball away from the players in the middle. Any touch by a player in the middle, swap out for the person who made the pass/last touch. Any mistake leading to the ball out of the circle, the person at fault goes in the middle for the defender in longest.
First touch - Next action link vital
Keep up ball speed/intensity
Encourage honesty around fault - pass to backhand is at fault for a mistrap
Low in the middle, two hands when trapping
Communication between defenders - work as a team
in more ways than one
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