FORM A CIRCLE PASS THE BALL AROUND THE CIRCLE
PLAYER 1 PASSES THE BALL THEN SETS OFF RUNNING AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE CIRCLE TRY TO BEAT THE RUNNER BY PASSING THE BALL
SKILLS,
CATCHER FORMS A TARGET TAKING THE BALL AT ARMS LENGTH
AND PASSES THE BALL FLAT ACROSS THE CHEST KEEPING THE OUT SIDE ELBOW UP
POINTING TO WHERE THE BALL SHOULD END UP
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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