Divide area into 12 boxes (6m x 6m) - one ball - with the blue team starting in possession. Each player must stay in their box. The 1st team (red) start with the ball and play it between themselves looking for a chance to get the ball to the yellow team. The team in the middle (blue) can press to the edge of their boxes, and they must try and block any attempted pass through the centre. If the team on the end is successful in making a pass are successful then the team in the middle need to turn and prevent the ball from being returned Swop over after 5/7 mins
The middle team need to confront the opposition, working and communicating with each other Think about body shape Angles of approach Distance from other players.
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