Breakaway: Closing Defender

Set up

Field

Place a cone about 25 yards from goal.

Players

5 or more players. Divide the group into 2 teams wearing different-colored jerseys. The defending team lines up beside the goal with a large supply of balls. The attacking team begins from the cone 25 yards out.

Keeper

Yes. Put a goalkeeper in the goal.

How it runs

1. 1.Each team works in that role for 5 minutes.
2. 2.The first defender starts the repetition by passing to the first attacker, then immediately steps out to defend.
3. 3.The attacker tries to beat the defender and create a scoring chance.

After each rep

The repetition ends when the attacker scores or the defender wins the ball; the next defender then serves the next attacker and play continues. After 5 minutes, the teams switch so each side spends 5 minutes attacking and 5 minutes defending.

How to win

Each goal is worth 1 point for the attacking team. The team with the most goals wins the game. Play 2 games and name a winner after each one. If the teams split the two games, play an additional round to decide the overall winner.