ON FIRST WHISTLE BALL CARRIER RUNS TO THEIR FIRST CONE. ON SECOND WHISTLE THE BALL CARRIER RUNS TO SECOND CONE, CHANGES DIRECTION TO RUN ON OUTSIDE OF THIRD CONE AND RUNS TO LEFT CORNER.
AT THE SAME TIME THE TACKLER RUNS TO BLUE CONE ENTERS GRID AND DEPENDING HOW QUICK THEY ARE THEY WILL HAVE TO TACKLE THE BALL CARRIER EITHER SIDE ON OR FROM BEHIND
BALL CARRIER
TACKLER
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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