Delay and recover (1v2)
One defender faces two attackers and must delay them until a teammate recovers from behind. Teaches the outnumbered defender to slow the attack, not dive in.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Two attackers start 30 metres out with the ball.
- One defender in front; a recovering defender starts 10 metres behind the attackers.
Equipment: Goal, cones, balls
How it works
- Attackers attack the goal.
- First defender backs off, stays between them, and delays.
- Recovering defender arrives; now it's 2v2.
Coaching points
- Delay: back off, stay goal-side, don't commit.
- Show the ball carrier away from the second attacker.
- Recovering defender: run to the danger, not the ball.
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Make it easier
- Recovering defender starts closer
Make it harder
- Recovering defender starts further back
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