orange are defender
blue attack
first orange cone passes to their left and then takes off to set up, second orange does the same to blue and so on. Once last cone get the ball its a 3 on 2
the other cones are ready for the next drill
make sure the passing between cones is good, is there is a mistake the entire drill starts again.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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