- Two teams - 4 gates in corners of rectangle - 2 players from each team occupy the four gates - Players in the middle try to get the ball and pass to a person on the opposite team in one of the gates, and the passer now occupies the gate whilst the former occupier goes into the middle of the game - First team to occupy all gates wins - Designate team challenge: one team 4 passes before they can pass into gate, the other team must pass into the 3 seconds after winning the ball - Work with team which have 3 seconds to pass ball into gate (reds)
- Can the reds press the blacks fast when the blacks have the ball - As soon as a pass to the gate is available can you make it?
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