red starts with the ball and passes it to the blue player, blue tries and enters the circle while the red player steps out ans tries to shadow you outside the circle
footwork for the D, active jabbing d, as soon as you pass the ball step out strong to force away from the circle, attack work on speed and 3D skills, taking the shot as soon as they beat the defender
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