Square area of 20 yards by 20 yards with 7 gates scattered around.
Players to pair up and have 1 ball between 2. Person with the ball has to dribble through a gate to get a point. Person without the ball has to try and tackle the person with the ball and dribble through the gates.
Allow 2 minutes to get as many points as possible and then top scorers go with each other and lowest scorers go with each other.
Award points for players that attempt a skill to evade a player. Award double points if it is successful.
In between each go, look at the coaching points (as stated in the coaching points box). Have a player review of their performance - did they complete the coaching points? How did they? (Demo?) Can they improve their performance? How?
Frequently look up to spot the space and look to exploit it.
Use effective skills to beat the defender.
Use both feet.
Attack a gate at speed.
in more ways than one
sportplan_netball
in more ways than one
sportplan_football
Pre-season is your one window to build a real engine. This July, ditch the endless laps and learn how to condition your players with a ball at their feet.
A clear game model turns a squad into a team. Use pre-season to decide who you want to be, then train it every single week so your side is recognisable from the first whistle.
Roughly a fifth of Premier League goals come from set pieces, and the gap between teams who plan their routines and teams who do not has never been wider. Here is how the modern set-piece specialists design attacking corners, free kicks, and throw-ins - and how you can apply their ideas at any level.
