4 Defenders
2 Attackers
Defenders- Must stay on the line. No shooters.
Attackers- 10 seconds to score.
Once an attackers has either scored or been touched, they will join the end of the defensive line and the defenders at the other end of the defensive line will rotate into the attacking line.
Defenders-
-Stay alert
-Communicate
-Slide -Mark up
Attackers-
-Spread the defense
-Change directions
-Try to draw defenders -Hit the gaps
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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