Inside the shooting circle set up a smaller semicircle with cones, dividing the the semicircle into an inner and outer section of roughly the same width.
Feeder starts play in the goal third, to one side. The GS runs out of the circle to receive the pass. They then have the option to pass to an attacker (who is on the edge of the circle opposite to the side feeder) or to pass back to the unmarked feeder who has run in.
Whichever of these receives the ball will pass it back to the attacker once the attacker has run into the circle.
Points:
The first to 5 points wins.
If the attacker receives the ball you can get them to take a shot, and have the defender recover quickly to mark.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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