Players should use the outside of the foot to dribble so that the player can keep the ball away from the defender and make it difficult to steal the ball. To attack the goal in 1v1s the attacker must use skills and creativity to get past the defender and attack the goal. The defender's focus should be on the ball not on what the attacker is doing Once they have beaten the defender it is good practice to get players to look up and see where the goalkeeper is and shoot in the part of the goal furthest from the keeper Attackers should protect the ball using the foot furthest from the defender putting his/her body When the opponent is defending up close, the attacking player should protect the ball with the foot furthest from the defender and use his body to block off the defender.

Keep Wingers Wide

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Written by Dave Clarke

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Keeping track of wingers means defenders must move to cover the runs of the winger and position their bodies to force the play

Coaching Objectives

In these 1v1 drills the defender must react to the starting position of the attacker here the attacker must be kept out wide to prevent direct attacks on goal.

Drill Setup

15 Mins
5 Players
1 Goals
Attacking Third y

What the Players Do

Set up just outside the penalty area with the two defenders in the centre and an attacker on both wings. The defender starts the drill with a pass out to the winger and then must keep track of the…

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