1v1 Direction Change Exercise

Setup

You will require: 2 balls / 20 cones, Create an area 15x15, Set up two diagonal gates 4 meters apart, Roles will be attacker (Player) vs defender (Coach/player B), Defenders start between the two gates, attacker starts at the opposite side of the area

How it works

The attacker scores by dribbling through one of the two gates, the defender tries to dribble into the target gate first to close the option, encourage players to disguise there direction and explode with speed

Coaching points

• Track runner
• Change direction
• Change speed
• Commit defender
• Dribble with purpose
• Agility

Progressions

progression: Defender does not have a ball regression: Increase distance from defender to the gates