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Soccer: 1 vs 1 - Under Pressure

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DESCRIPTION

The red player attacks the blue player in the area between the blue cones.

The blue player cannot tackle but can only put red player under pressure.

COACHING POINTS

Key points for the attacker: Keep speed on the ball and keep the ball under control. Take the defender on by using tricks, feints and variations of speed.

Key points for the defender: Defend on your toes. Bend your knees and try and use your body position to force the attacker away from his line.

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Dribbling

Dribble Race:

Set up 3 gates on each side as shown.

The blue team run through the blue gates and the red team run through the red gates.

Players run with the ball through all the gates, round the last cone and then bring the ball back.

The first player to get back wins a point for their team.

Dribbling

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.

Defending

1-2 and cross:

Set up as shown.

Player 1 starts with the ball in the middle of the field and plays a 1-2 pass with player 2 before passing out wide to player 3.

At this point, players 1 and 2 run towards the penalty area, ready to receive a cross, while one of the defenders goes out wide to put pressure on the crosser.

Player 3 will cross the ball into the box where players 1 and 2 will try to beat the defender to it and score.

Crossing and Finishing

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