#1 - Pushes to Striker, striker touches into the scoring zone and hits at goal.
- pusher runs to near post - back post runner - safety stopper behind receiver - dummy runner left of receiver
Coconut - Pushes to striker, pusher takes a few paces towards striker and receives it straight back and hits it towards goal or across the face of goal.
- All other jobs are the same
Strawberry - Pusher to striker, striker slips it left to previous dummy runner, left player hits it towards goal or back post.
- all other jobs the same
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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