1 defender
2attackers, both with a ball
defender moves between cones back and forth to stop the attackers.
Attacker 1 is pretending to shoot around the cone, where defender needs to stop him/her. Attacker moves back to the starting point, defender moves back to the cone on the 6m line and does the same on the other side.
change defender after a few rounds.
focus is on the defender
defender on tiptoes with bent knees
hands' positions when stopping the attacker (upper arm, hip)
defender's body position (front of the attacker not on the side)
"It is not only useful for staff who are experienced but a valuable tool for those subject staff who have to take teams."
The variety of sessions across sports - sometimes we steal session ideas from one sport and use them with another.
As we enter the business end of the competition, we take a look at the remaining eight teams and the key talking points surrounding each side.