Red possesses the ball with yellow, uses yellow to help switch the ball Switch from one flank to the other = 1 point If blue dispossesses red they look to dribble the ball across the endline Blue can use yellow to possess
Use yellow to switch point of attack, whether you're possessing or attacking the dribble line Press high if the team is dribbling, force them to pass, rather than dribble
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