Two teams of 3/4 aim to score by carring the ball though gate and stopping the ball on the line. When they score, they leave the ball for the opponants.
The goal scorer keeps score by either:
a) Taking a ball from the ball pile and in the red zone, through the slalom into their green scoring zone
Team to move all (5?) balls to their scoring zone wins.
- Recognising which goal is free - it might be left or right.
- Overload is created whilst player is out of the game.
- How to play with an overload. Move fast (self-take)!
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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