Two cone 3m apart with ball placed past second cone. Player one (blue)starts with fast feet through the cones, picks up ball, bust the first tackle, travels to next defender, draws and passes to player 2 (red). Player 2 puts on foot work to disrupt defenders and offloads to player 1 who has wrapped around in support.
Ensure comms are high in support play Player 2 has to act if player 1 is caught in defence Ensure footwork is used to disrupt defence lines Ensure hands are "up" waiting for the offload Players need to be balanced before they get the pass away
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