Attack - yellow: No cutout passes, no inside balls
Defence - red: Work from inside out, nominate man, inside shoulder position
Slide/Scramble defence drill - continuous for 5 minutes, drop ball or try scored - restart
Select between standard slide and fold until man-on-man OR
Select to play "one over" - defender on the edge goes onto next attacker past the ball until man-on-man
HUNT FROM THE INSIDE OUT
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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