Half pitch game. When a goal is scored or play breaks down another team starting from the opposite side enter instead.
At the breakdown the new attacking team run through the ladders to collect a ball from halfway. Defenders have to round the cones by the baseline.
Defenders aim to score (from anywhere) into the side goals.
- Playing with width to penetrate the D
-Commiting defenders to create overloads
-Creating space to drive baseline
Score left and right team so they are competing against each other indirectly.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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