split the width of the pitch in half (using cones)
Place hoop at the top end of the court
3v3 attacking game
rules are same as previous exercise
- score when place ball in the hoop
- defenders can only defend the pass; not the hoop
attacker (blue) starts with the ball and passes to the defender (red); who passes it back to start the exercise.
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