Hold ball on correct side, change directions before, Support = close
1. Girl passes ball to player 1
2. Player 1 goes to contact and change direction
3. Player 2 follows closely to recieve offload
4. Player 1 gets tackled and gives ball to player 2
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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