Description 3 DEFINED INDIVIDUAL DEFENSIVE SKILLS
Coaching Points 1. Defender must ensure he is never flat footed. 2. No Infield breaks are allowed, so ensure that you dont get too far ahead of the attacker 3. Defender must ensure he channels attacker towards the outline and baseline 4. Defender must be Man Aware as well as Ball aware.
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