A game using the full court, 4 attackers, 4 defenders, 2 trailers.
Split the court in half, 2 attackers, 2 defenders in each half. Both trailers in one half with attacking players "1".
Attackers are aiming to move the ball from one end of court to halfway (and then on to the other end of court)
10 reps, keeping score (this can be reduced if you have a bigger squad).
Rules:
(You can separate the court and just have the halfway aim for each side if players at one end are not getting the opportunity to be as active)
Can allow one extra defender to trail through
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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