Aim is to saturate the middle runner with passes so they are moving the ball across their body.
When they reach the end the other group does the same back down grid
1. Check hands are ready to receive ball
2. Ball moves across middle player in one fluid movement
3. Rotate middle player
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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