This drill focuses on both the eliminating of the defender and defensive play. Initially the drill starts off with the defender passive on the halfway point in order to practice turning the defender.
The ball starts with the first attacker on the 23m line. This attacker proceeds to pass to the second attacked in the middle, under pressure from the defender. The second attacker proceeds to do a loop in order to turn the defender and eliminate him, before passing to the third attacker on the baseline.
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