Small narrow grid.
Players run around the cone to their left, and entre the channel.
The ball crarrier must beat the defender, defender attempts to tackle them or force them out.
Small narrow grid.
Players run around the cone to their left, and entre the channel.
The ball crarrier must beat the defender, defender attampts to
Make the grid smaller for more contact
Focus on the contact, feet positioning, how contact is made
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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