
Players to organise themselves into 2v1 teams and play to score into goals. Players can rotate who plays in the team of 2 and team of 1.
Can players show skill to exploit space Can the team of two move the ball quickly to make the extra player count Can the team of two draw in the opposing player to free up their team mate Can the team of one draw out an opposing player to try and bring about a 1v1 rather than 1v2.
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