Mixed Fwds and Backs. Work with maintaining continuity of handling, forwards offering lines and options.
Key Coaching. Look at offering depth of support, rather than width. One drop off deep player, to come through the line. Rule to encourage this, same tackler cannot tag another player straight after the first tag, therefore the space should appear in his channel.
Make the defensive shape change, encourage the defenders to pose a problem. Flying in the middle, slow and drifting etc.
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