
lines of 3, starting on two seperate coned out lines. One outside person starts with the ball. Group run forwards, moving ball down the line and passing to otuside person of the other group. Group run round and rejoin, keep moving.
Get passes right. Catch early, allow the ball to move across the body quickly. When done, get round quickly to fill in any spaces, you may be in diferent groups or lines, just fill the gaps. Communciation - Let people know where theres not enough people (The space)
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