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1v1 Defending

12 min · Intermediate · 2+ players · Small area

Description

Setup
A ten by fifteen yard channel with a small goal or two cones at one end. Attacker with the ball at the far end, defender on the goal line.
Play
The defender passes the ball out to the attacker and closes as the ball travels. The attacker tries to beat them and score.
Score
Defender wins the ball or forces it out, a point. Attacker scores, a point. Six goes each, then swap.
Harder
Widen the channel so the defender cannot just block the lane.
Easier
Narrow it, or make the attacker start further out.

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Curriculum

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Ages
U9 and up
Players
2+
Opposition
Live opposition
Session phase
Not set
With a squad of 12
6 groups of 2. Run them side by side.

Skills

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Individual Technique

1v1 Defending

Game Time

Small-Sided Games