Blue players in possession. Red players in 'press'/ pocket. Blue players move the ball around the outside until a pass into the pocket opens up, thereafter a pass is made into the pocket thereafter a connection needs to be made and then the pass can be made to the outside of the zone. On red turnovers all blue players counter press and look to force double turnover while red players have to carry over the boundary.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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