Play starts with 4 attackers and 4 defenders directly ahead of eachother. The coach will serve a ball into one of the attackers and play will start as an initial 4v3, as the defender in line with the attacker who receives the ball must make an initial recovery run (around the cone ahead of them).

The attacking team must attempt to score whilst overloaded in a 4v3, whilst the defending team must attempt to delay the attacking team whilst the recovering defender re-establishes equal balance.