Players work in pairs with one ball between two cones.
The attacker must move the ball from side to side, using changes of direction, speed and feints and step-overs the try and wrong foot the defender.
The defender's job is to shuffle and follow the attacker, trying the hold them up and not give them an opening.
After 1 minute rotate roles.
Defender should focus on the ball and not be fooled by the attacking players' movements.
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