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to t

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cq

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itio

n P

hase

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e s

ess

ions

of th

e G

am

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them

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base

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n t

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per

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train

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w y

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ple

ment

the s

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ions

in 6

-week c

ycle

s.

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base

d o

n t

he a

ssum

ptio

n t

hat

the w

eekly

tra

inin

g s

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on T

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his

cyc

le t

he ‘

tra

ina

ble

th

em

es’

ap

pear

in a

seq

uentia

l ord

er.

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a c

onse

quence,

mo

re t

ime is

allo

cate

d t

o t

he m

ain

mo

ment

Ball

Po

ssess

ion

(3 c

onse

cutiv

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ions)

co

mp

are

d t

o B

all

Po

ssess

ion O

pp

onent

(2 c

onse

cutiv

e

sess

ions)

and

Tra

nsi

tionin

g (1

sess

ion).

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am

e s

eq

uence is

co

ntin

ued

in t

he n

ext

cyc

le w

ith M

od

el S

ess

ions

3.

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the c

oach h

as

exh

aust

ed

the 1

2 M

od

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then r

ep

eat

them

usi

ng

the ‘

step

up

’ o

ptio

ns

outli

ned

in t

he M

od

el S

ess

ions

(bu

t o

nly

if

the

pla

ye

rs a

re r

ea

dy!)

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no

ther

op

tion:

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me

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back

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:

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turb

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exa

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ry w

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cus

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n o

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focus

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who

und

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tand

the m

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gy

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e a

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to

desi

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a s

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nal,

the o

rang

e p

laye

rs s

tart

pass

ing

the b

all

in a

rand

om

o

rder/

dire

ctio

n

!A

s th

e b

all

mo

ves,

the y

ello

w d

efe

nd

ers

must

mo

ve a

s a u

nit

too

, keep

ing

their

rela

tive d

ista

nces

the s

am

e

!W

hen t

he b

all

go

es

to #

7 o

rang

e,

they

must

all

be b

etw

een t

he y

ello

w c

ones

!W

hen t

he b

all

go

es

to #

9 o

rang

e,

they

must

all

be b

etw

een t

he b

lue c

ones

A B

2

119

7

68

34

5

!W

hen t

he b

all

go

es

to #

11

ora

ng

e,

they

must

all

be b

etw

een t

he r

ed

co

nes

!W

hen t

he b

all

is p

laye

d b

ackw

ard

s (to

#6

or

#8

), t

hey

must

als

o m

ove

sl

ightly

fo

rward

Po

ints

of

att

en

tio

n f

or

Ora

ng

e:

!H

igh b

all

speed

!A

ccura

te p

ass

ing

!Q

uic

k c

hang

e o

f d

irectio

n

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e d

efe

nd

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reg

ula

rly.

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5.

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fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(zo

ne

de

fen

din

g)

2.

Po

sit

ion

ing

ga

me

:

!2

grid

s o

f ap

pro

xim

ate

ly 1

5m

wid

e a

nd

10

m lo

ng

(A

& C

) se

para

ted

by

a g

rid

of

15

m x

5m

(B

)

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! !""#$6%&#'()(*)'<%#+%*0!%/!+!'/!@(%45E7E8E96%)'%<@)/%M

!T

he c

oach s

tart

s th

e g

am

e b

y p

ass

ing

the b

all

to a

n o

rang

e p

laye

r in

grid

A

!O

ne y

ello

w d

efe

nd

er

(who

is c

lose

st) sp

rints

into

grid

A a

nd

chase

s th

e b

all

(4 v

1)

!O

rang

e c

om

bin

es

and

must

try

to

pass

thro

ug

h g

rid

B t

o a

blu

e p

laye

r in

grid

C (g

round

pass

only

!)

!T

he 3

yello

w d

efe

nd

ers

in g

rid

B m

ust

wo

rk a

s a u

nit

and

ad

just

their p

osi

tions

dep

end

ing

on t

he p

osi

tion o

f th

e b

all

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ps u

p o

r d

ow

n:

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!F

ree/lim

ited

to

uches

for

the a

ttackers

Re

ma

rk:

!E

nco

ura

ge a

ttackers

to

pla

y th

e k

iller

pass

into

the o

pp

osi

te z

one a

s o

ften

as

po

ssib

le

ABC

5

43

2

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e Tr

ainin

g P

has

e M

odel

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sion

s

FFA

Natio

nal F

oo

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iculu

m -

The r

oad

map

to

inte

rnatio

nal s

uccess

| C

hap

ter

5 | P

ag

e 2

46

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(zo

ne

de

fen

din

g)

3.

Ga

me

tra

inin

g c

om

po

ne

nt:

7 v

5

Org

an

isa

tio

n:

1/2

of

a f

ull p

itc

h

! !""#$%*!,H%&#'()(*(%#+%D4>E5E7E8E9G%/!+!'/(%S#',""B%,<,)'(*%#@,'<!%*!,H

(#

1-6

-7-8

-9-1

0 &

11

)

!T

he o

rang

e m

ust

try

to

sco

re b

y b

eatin

g y

ello

w’s

zo

nal d

efe

nsi

ve li

ne t

hro

ug

h

co

mb

inatio

n p

lay;

ind

ivid

ual a

ctio

ns

and

/or

runs

off t

he b

all

!T

hey

can u

se #

1 t

o c

hang

e t

he p

oin

t o

f att

ack

! !""#$%H;(*%(*#:%*0!H%CB%H#K)'<%,(%,%;')*%)'%*0!%/)@!&*)#'%#+%*0!%C,""

(‘b

all-

oriente

d d

efe

nd

ing

’) a

nd

pre

ssuring

the b

all

carr

ier

!T

he o

ffsi

de r

ule

ap

plie

s

Po

ssib

le C

oa

ch

es R

em

ark

s (

wit

h f

oc

us o

n y

ello

w):

!“

Keep

yo

ur

rela

tive d

ista

nces”

!“

Co

ver

each o

ther”

!“

Pre

ss t

he b

all

if yo

u c

an g

et

clo

se t

o it

!“

Dro

p a

s a u

nit

if yo

u s

ee o

rang

e is

go

ing

to

pla

y a b

all

behin

d t

he d

efe

nsi

ve li

ne”

!“

Mo

ve u

p if

the a

ttackers

pla

y th

e b

all

backw

ard

s”

!“

Co

mm

unic

ate

and

co

ach e

ach o

ther”

1

2

6

10

7

11

8

54

3

9

1

N T

O M

OD

EL S

ES

SS

CO

NTE

NT

PA

GE

RE

TU

RE

TU

RRRRRRRN

N

N

N

N

TO

MO

DE

L S

EN

TO

MO

DE

L S

EN

TO

MO

DE

L S

ES

SS

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CO

NTE

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PA

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PA

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5.

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(zo

ne

de

fen

din

g)

!I

f ye

llow

win

s th

e b

all:

try

to

pass

it in

to t

he h

and

s o

f th

e o

rang

e g

oalk

eep

er

who

m

ust

sta

nd

in t

he fro

nt

half

of th

e c

entr

e c

ircle

(o

ne a

ttem

pt

only

: if

yello

w lo

ses

the b

all

the a

ctio

n h

as

end

ed

)

!E

very

rest

art

fro

m t

he o

rang

e g

oalk

eep

er

"#$%!&'()*!+#''!&,-

./0#!1'2!#3$!&$1$)&$245

!N

arr

ow

the p

itch

!L

imite

d t

ouches

for

the a

ttackers

Pro

gre

ssio

n:

!8

v 6

/9 v

71

2

6

10

7

11

8

54

3

9

1

Gam

e Tr

ainin

g P

has

e M

odel

Ses

sion

s

FFA

Natio

nal F

oo

tball

Curr

iculu

m -

The r

oad

map

to

inte

rnatio

nal s

uccess

| C

hap

ter

5 | P

ag

e 2

48

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 1

(zo

ne

de

fen

din

g)

4.

Tra

inin

g g

am

e:

6 v

6

Org

an

isa

tio

n:

1/2

of

a f

ull p

itc

h

!F

orm

atio

n y

ello

w:1

-4-1

!F

orm

atio

n o

rang

e:

1-2

-3

!T

he o

rang

e g

oalk

eep

er

has

a d

ual r

ole

(‘jo

ker’

)

!O

ffsi

de r

ule

ap

plie

s

!T

he o

rang

e t

eam

must

sco

re in

the g

oal d

efe

nd

ed

by

yello

w #

1

!T

he y

ello

w t

eam

sco

res

by

pass

ing

into

the h

and

s o

f th

e o

rang

e g

oalk

eep

er

who

m

ust

catc

h t

he b

all

insi

de t

he fro

nt

half

of th

e c

entr

e c

ircle

!T

he

co

ac

h m

ust

foc

us o

n t

he

zo

na

l d

efe

nd

ing

of

the

ye

llo

w t

ea

m

If it

turn

s o

ut

to b

e e

asi

er

for

yello

w t

o s

co

re t

han it

is fo

r th

e o

rang

e t

eam

:

!L

imit

the n

um

ber

of to

uches

for

yello

w

1

2

6

10

7

11

8

54

3

9

1

210

1

11

1

8

5

43

9

7

6

N T

O M

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EL S

ES

SS

CO

NTE

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RE

TU

RE

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N

N

N

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L S

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DE

L S

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PA

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PA

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5.

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 2

(lo

ng

ba

ll -

2n

d b

all)

1.

Wa

rm-u

p:

pa

ssin

g e

xe

rcis

e A

!P

laye

rs in

the p

osi

tions

as

sho

wn in

dia

gra

m A

!T

hre

e o

r m

ore

pla

yers

at

the s

tart

ing

po

sitio

n (a) and

tw

o p

laye

rs a

t th

e n

ext

p

osi

tion (b

). A

t le

ast

one p

laye

r at

the o

ther

po

sitio

ns

(c &

d)

!T

he p

laye

rs p

ass

the b

all

in t

he o

rder

1-4

and

mo

ve t

o t

he n

ext

po

sitio

n

(a-b

-c-d

)

!T

he p

laye

r w

ho

receiv

es

pass

4 d

rib

ble

s b

ack t

o t

he s

tart

ing

po

sitio

n (5

)

!A

ltern

ate

fro

m le

ft t

o r

ight

Po

ssib

le C

oa

ch

es R

em

ark

s:

!“

Pass

pre

cis

ion a

nd

ball

speed

!“

Gra

dually

incre

ase

yo

ur

runnin

g s

peed

Pro

gre

ssio

n:

!T

he n

ext

ste

p is

mo

ving

back t

he p

laye

rs/c

ones

of p

osi

tions

(c) (s

ee d

iag

ram

B)

!P

ass

3 n

ow

beco

mes

a lo

fted

pass

that

pla

yer

(c) m

ust

head

or

volle

y to

pla

yer

(d)

B

cc

34

5

ab

b 1

2

d

d

aa

A

dd

c

b

b

c

aa

1

2

34

5

a

Gam

e Tr

ainin

g P

has

e M

odel

Ses

sion

s

FFA

Natio

nal F

oo

tball

Curr

iculu

m -

The r

oad

map

to

inte

rnatio

nal s

uccess

| C

hap

ter

5 | P

ag

e 2

50

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 2

(lo

ng

ba

ll -

2n

d b

all)

2.

Po

sit

ion

ing

ga

me

: 4

v 2

wit

h 1

2 p

laye

rs

Org

anis

atio

n (se

e d

iag

ram

):

!3

ad

jacent

squar e

s (A

-B-C

) o

f 1

5m

x 1

5m

/20

m x

20

m

(dep

end

ing

on p

laye

r’s a

bility

)

!3

gro

up

s o

f 4

pla

yers

with

diff

ere

nt

co

lour

bib

s p

osi

tion t

hem

selv

es

in o

ne

of th

e g

rid

s

! !"#$%&$!#'()!#*+,-$(".)#/&00*#."1)#)%#23(4#5

!T

he c

oach s

tart

s th

e g

am

e w

ith a

pass

to

the o

rang

e t

eam

in g

rid

C

(or

blu

e in

A)

!A

t th

at

mo

ment

pla

yers

#1

and

2 fro

m t

he y

ello

w t

eam

in g

rid

B im

med

iate

ly

start

defe

nd

ing

in g

rid

C:

4 v

2

!O

rang

e m

ust

try

to

pla

y a p

ass

acro

ss g

rid

B t

o t

he b

lue t

eam

in g

rid

A.

Then y

ello

w p

laye

rs #

3 a

nd

4 s

tart

defe

nd

ing

in g

rid

A a

nd

yello

w #

1 a

nd

2 g

o

back t

o g

rid

B

!I

f th

e o

rang

e o

r b

lue t

eam

makes

a m

ista

ke (lo

se p

oss

ess

ion o

r a p

ass

out

of

the g

rid

) th

ey

must

chang

e w

ith y

ello

w a

nd

defe

nd

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./0$1

!B

igg

er/

smalle

r g

rid

s

!F

ree/lim

ited

to

uches

!3

v 1

(9

pla

yers

); 2

v 1

(6

pla

yers

)

CBA

2

43

1 12

N T

O M

OD

EL S

ES

SS

CO

NTE

NT

PA

GE

RE

TU

RE

TU

RRRRRRRN

N

N

N

N

TO

MO

DE

L S

EN

TO

MO

DE

L S

EN

TO

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DE

L S

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SS

SIOIOIOIOIO

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NTE

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PA

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PA

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5.

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 2

(lo

ng

ba

ll -

2n

d b

all)

3.

Ga

me

tra

inin

g c

om

po

ne

nt:

Org

anis

atio

n:

!A

50

m x

50

m p

itch d

ivid

ed

by

a ‘

halfw

ay

line’

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!P

lenty

of b

alls

on t

he e

dg

e o

f th

e far

end

of th

e c

entr

e c

ircle

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(#

10

-16

-18

)

!T

he o

rang

e g

oalk

eep

er

has

a ‘

dual’

role

!O

rang

e #

1 s

tart

s th

e e

xerc

ise w

ith a

long

aerial p

ass

to

the a

ttackers

(th

e p

ass

m

ust

go

acro

ss t

he ‘

halfw

ay

line’)

!O

rang

e t

ries

to w

in p

oss

ess

ion (1

st a

nd

2nd

ball)

and

sco

re.

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of th

e o

rang

e g

oalk

eep

er

who

must

sta

nd

in t

he b

ack h

alf

of th

e c

entr

e c

ircle

(o

ne a

ttem

pt

only

: if

yello

w lo

ses

the b

all

the a

ctio

n h

as

end

ed

, and

ora

ng

e #

1

rest

art

s)

!O

ffsi

de r

ule

ap

plie

s

2

16

10

7

1

11

18

54

3

1

86

9

Th

e c

oa

ch

ing

fo

cu

se

s o

n t

he

ye

llo

w t

ea

m:

!M

ark

ing

/duelling

(1

st b

all)

!P

osi

tionin

g/t

imin

g (2

nd

ball)

!C

om

munic

atio

n (co

vering

/offsi

de)

!T

ransi

tionin

g (B

PO

>B

P)

Gam

e Tr

ainin

g P

has

e M

odel

Ses

sion

s

FFA

Natio

nal F

oo

tball

Curr

iculu

m -

The r

oad

map

to

inte

rnatio

nal s

uccess

| C

hap

ter

5 | P

ag

e 2

52

De

fen

din

g/r

ec

ap

turi

ng

Mo

de

l S

essio

n 2

(lo

ng

ba

ll -

2n

d b

all)

4.

Tra

inin

g g

am

e:

8 v

8

Org

anis

atio

n:

!A

pitc

h o

f ap

pr o

xim

ate

ly 7

0m

x 5

0m

with

tw

o b

ig g

oals

and

div

ided

by

a h

alfw

ay

line (se

e d

iag

ram

)

! '%#)"&6*#%,#D#%+)-"04#80&9"3*#80+*#&#2%&0:""8"3

!O

rang

e c

onsi

sts

of G

K #

22

, D

F #

14

, M

F’s

#1

6-1

8-2

0 a

nd

FW

’s #

7-9

-11

(fo

rmatio

n 1

-1-3

-3)

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ffsi

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plie

s

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pla

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req

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link’

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rang

e #

10

in d

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as

an e

xam

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llow

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defe

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whic

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rces

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make a

quic

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mis

take a

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ually

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f th

e s

top

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rid

big

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p u

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too

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sy)

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po

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n:

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12

m x

12

m (A

& C

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para

ted

by

a g

rid

of 1

2m

x 5

m (B

)

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hre

e t

eam

s o

f 3

pla

yers

with

diff

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nt

co

lour

bib

s, o

ne t

eam

in e

ach g

rid

as

sho

wn

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po

sitio

ned

with

the b

alls

centr

ally

, next

to

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