RED DEFENDERS START BY THE GOALPOSTS THEN MOVE OUT WIDE TO GIVE THE KEEPER AN OPTION TO PASS THE SHORT PASS OUT TO THEM THE KEEPER THEN PLAYS THE BALL INTO THE ATTACKERS AS IN A BAD KICKOUT THE TWO DEFENDERS HAVE TO THEN RECOVER AND DEFEND THE GOAL THE ATTACKERS WORK TOGETHER TO SCORE
PLENTY OF COMMUNICATION FROM THE DEFENDERS AND GOAL KEEPER DEFENDERS NEED TO COVER THE GOAL AND FORCE THE ATTACKERS AWAY FROM GOAL
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