1v1 With Attacking The Gate Exercise

Setup

You will require: 2 balls / 18 cones, Create an area approximately 12x12 yards, The player and the coach will be on opposite sides of the area diagonally

How it works

Coach/player passes to the player opposite to start, the attacker must try to dribble through either of the two gates in the coaches corner, the defender tries to win possession and score by dribbling through the gates on the attackers end, swap roles every 2 minutes

Coaching points

• First touch
• Receive across body
• Beat player
• Dribble with purpose
• Slow down attacker
• Force one way
• Win ball back

Progressions

progression: Change positioning of the gates regression: Increase the number of gates available to move through