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Football: Move your defender laterally

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The attacker dribbles the ball in a confined space from left to right in order to try and move the defender.

The aim here is not to get past your man but to reach the cones at either end before the defender by creating as much space as possible.

COACHING POINTS

The attacker should attempt to wrong-foot the defender.

The faster the turn and accelerate away, the greater the space that the attacker will create.

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Move Defender Laterally and Pass:

Move the defender laterally to create space in which to make the pass behind the defender.

Attacker should make the pass through the goals at either end of the coaching square.

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Move Defender Laterally and Drive into Space:

Move the defender laterally to create space in which to dribble the ball and exploit the space behind the defender.

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1 V 1 - 3 Goal Game:

Two players line up on opposite sides of a square.

The attacking player dribbles the ball towards the centre before then attempting to stop the ball between one of the goals.

The goal nearest to the defender's starting point is worth 10 points as it is the hardest goal to stop the ball in. The middle goal is worth 5 and the top goal only 1 point.

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Safe House 2:

The 4 players inside the blue square must protect the square and stop the ball carriers entering.

To begin with the players inside the square are only allowed to shadow and block the outside players from entering.

One point is scored by each player who successfully carries out their objective.

If the defender wins the ball then the players switch roles.

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