1v1 with a recovering defender
The attacker goes 1v1, but a second defender sprints back from halfway after two seconds. Teaches attackers to be decisive and defenders to delay until help arrives.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Attacker and first defender face off 25 metres out.
- Second defender starts 10 metres behind the attacker.
Equipment: Goal, cones, balls
How it works
- First defender passes to the attacker and closes down.
- Second defender starts chasing two seconds later.
- Attacker must shoot before the 1v1 becomes 1v2.
Coaching points
- Attacker: go early and positive.
- First defender: delay, don't dive in.
- Second defender: recover on the inside line.
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Make it easier
- Second defender starts later
Make it harder
- Second defender starts immediately
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