1 v. 1 Attacker Facing Goal

The Game Server passes the ball to attacker who tries to :

• Dribble under control over the endline for 1 point.
• Pass it through the small cone-goal for 3 points.

If defender wins the ball and dribbles over the opposite line, they get a point. If the ball goes out of the grid, no points for either player. Players exchange positions. Keep score to make the game competitive.

Coaching Points

Defenders:

1. Try to close down the attacker immediately, during the time of flight of the ball.
2. If attacker receives the ball cleanly:

• Do not lunge. Retreat a little slower than the atacker is moving forward
• Tackle only immediately after the attacker has touched the ball.
• Play the attacker honestly, but make sure to take away the pass into th goal. This is a 'channeling' motion, but can not be so extreme that it allows attacker to dribble right by the defender.

Make sure that defender is in a proper stance. Knees bent, leaning slightly forward. One foot slightly in front of the other.

Attackers:

1. Attack with speed.
2. Attack the front foot by faking towards the trailing foot, then exploding in the other direction.
3. Approach the defender with short, controlled strides.

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