A ball is passed in to one of the 3 A, who aim to attack and score on their goal (red cones). The 2 D play defense; if a goal is scored on them or they win possession, D then plays attack towards their goal (blue cones). The original attacker who lost the ball to defense/turned the ball over plays defense on the 2 original D now playing attack. The 2 original attack out of play go to the original D positions.
Awareness, accountability, possession, speedy transitions, takiing advantage of numbers
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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