Defence
BACK LINE DEFENCE - 20 X 30 AREA • By pairs, both players face down - Stand up on signal • Yellow (A1) Kick the ball towards score line and Go forward to pick-up and score • Blue (D) Go forward — picks-up the ball and counter attacks - Yellow become first defender and try to tackle • Players back to starting line and exchange roles
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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