Reds are passing around the blue defenders. The blue defenders are outnumbered to work on communication and organisation. Play for 2 minutes and then swap defenders.
Defenders should be working 100% throughout the time limit. This improes stamina and work rate. Also, tell the defenders to concentrate on organisation and communication because this will help in games as the opposition will try and counter attack if your'e team is weak at this drill.
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