Objective - Escaping pressure when the defender is behind you
Set-Up:
- 1/16th of a pitch in two opposite corners place 2 mini goals.
- Place attackers and defenders in one corner with a ball and a another player opposite them.
How to Play:
- Attackers take the ball and dribble with defenders closely behind – attacker passes to spare player who plays back
- Attacker has to get away from defender to score in a mini-goal (can only score once over the black dashed line).
- Defenders are not allowed to cross the dashed line.
- If the defenders win the ball they must pass to the spare player – then recieve back before they can score a goal.
One of a series
In Possession:
- Close control, accurate dribbling, sharp turns, pass precisely, keep stick on ball
- Use strength to shield the ball and hold off challenges.
- Vary speed to decide when to exploit gaps or get past defenders.
- Execute feints and disguised passes – us body position to mislead markers
- Draw opponents out of position
- Release passes or dribbles at the right moment
- Time your runs to break lines or receive the ball in space or to arrive in critical areas at the right time (ugly zone)
- Stay wide to stretch defences or drift centrally to create overloads.
- Body Position to receive while shielding
- Move or Occupy areas to force tough decisions.
Out of Possession:
- ONLY tackle when you can win
- Ball-Body-Goal
- Channel opponents
- Outmuscle attackers in 50/50 challenges.
- Use body positioning to close gaps
- Dummy the challenge to lure attackers
- Feint pressing movements to cut off options.
- Read to Intercept passes
- ONLY Tackle or press when the attacker is off-balance.
- Close down passing channels
- Make defender passive or active
- How many goal streaks players can get (3 in a row, 5 in a row etc.)
- Attacker has 8 touches to finish the duel.
