The player in the middle (1) will lead for the ball on the other side stop, and as soon as the player with the ball (2) looks to the pass (1) will run and collect the ball from the other side.
Once they collect the ball they will run through the mine field and give the ball to the winger (3) who will drive to the circle and score.
The exercise is the mirrored on both sides: Numbers (2) will pass the ball two times before rotating and the rotation will work.
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