Through the gauntlet
Attackers dribble through a series of zones, each with a defender who can only defend their zone. Beat them all to score. Brave dribbling with lots of 1v1s.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Three or four zones in a row, a defender in each.
- Attackers queue with balls at one end.
Equipment: Cones, bibs, balls
How it works
- Dribble through each zone; defenders can only tackle inside their zone.
- Get through all zones and stop the ball on the end line for a point.
- Swap defenders every few minutes.
Coaching points
- Attack each defender with speed.
- Use the space: go where the defender isn't.
- Recover and go again if you lose it.
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Make it easier
- Defenders walk only
- Wider zones
Make it harder
- Two defenders in the last zone
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