player on the baseline will pass the ball to the player directly opposite
dribble from the second cone to the third just before the 25, pass the ball to the person on the middle of 25
person at the top hits the ball to the person on the other side of the 25
the ball is then dribbled toward the two cones and a v-drag, roll out or some 3d skills are performed from there player then dribbles round the cones towards the baseline and a 2v2 will commence
1. always recieve the ball on the strong side
2. think about passing for the person to run onto
3. lead runs
accuracy of hits
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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