Man Marking in the Circle

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DESCRIPTION

Ball starts in the middle, minimum of 2 passes made on the outside of the circle then ball can be played in to and attacker. Defenders must try to mark attackers to stop a pass, attackers must try to lose their defender in order to receive a pass. If defenders intercept the ball they must try to play it out to a player on the outside of the circle.

COACHING POINTS

DEFENDING

  • Front-mark in this area of the field so the Attacker does not have time to receive the ball in a dangerous space. Defender should be closer to the ball than the Attacker, and slightly on the inside of the field towards the Center Line.
  • Keep body “side-on”, so shoulders are open to both ball position and attacker Defender should always know where the attacker is, so must continually check and recheck visually to make sure positioning is correct.
  • Maintain an appropriate distance from the attacker (the closer they are to the ball, the closer defender should be).

ATTACKING

  • Although this drill is designed for defenders to work on marking, attacking players should challenge the defence by creating dynamic off-ball movement and interchange.
  • Attackers should be looking off-ball at the other forwards, and move accordingly.

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