3 Man Passing Under Pressure
'Red player 1' dribbles on an angle in either direction
Blue player is pressuring from behind
'Red player 2' cuts back towards ball on opposite angle of player 1's dribble and receives a pass.
'Red player 2' then goes into a 1v1
Since 'Red player 2' has no defender, we want them to receive the ball with their feet facing up the field so they can see their options.
Defender must stay in grid to defend
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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