Blue starts with the ball and sends three players in 2 red defenders also step out. Blue tries to score if red comes up with the ball they are attacking the other cage. Play goes on until someone scores.
-Working on attacking with numbers up
-defending with a man down/ containing them to the outside corners
-transitions from offense to defense
in more ways than one
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in more ways than one
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