Player 1 (Blue A), passes to (Red A), who gets around the cone ( by dribbling, drag, lift, pop- however they wish) and then passes to (Blue D), and they pass to (Red D) who receives and shoots.
Players should follow their pass and be moving the whole time.
Depending on numbers, we may need to do 2 per pod, so one on each side of the goal.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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