One attacker starts on the half way line of the grid, with the other two outside of the grid, back to back with two defenders. on the command the one attacker runs around the red cone, with the other one running around the blue cone - likewise for the defenders. Once they have run around the cones a 3v2 will develop. Set Up: Players are working in a 15 x 35 metre grid.
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