The Ball carrier (Blue) draws the man whilst the support player runs in a straight line until they receive the ball, where by they have to draw the next defender before offloading to the next support runner. Defenders try to tag ball carrier - can only move side ways and cannot chase back once they have been passed. All support runners should be ready to receive the ball, but can only run in a straight line until the receive the ball
Hands up ready Communication support lines
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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