
In groups of 3. Attackers face away from the defender and throws up the ball to themselves, pivots and turns around. Defender attempts to go for the ball, recovers to 3 feet with arms up Attacker passes the ball to the third player Defense steps up to the attacker creating the block, and attacker attempts to get around. One the attacker gets around the defender, the defense should open up and go for the intercept - with two hands! - example: centre pass in real game situation.
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