Coaching Manual: One-On-One Attacking and Defending
Coaching Manual: One-On-One Attacking and Defending
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LESSON
and defending
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2m
This week Ajax Cape Town Football Club
shows us a drill for your team to practice
which focuses on dribbling past a defender, 54321
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DIYO SIBISI
Organizing the drill: The coach then calls a number Once they have shot or the ball 54321
Diagram A (e.g. Threes) from each team. has gone out of play, they must re-
Place two goals (2m in width) on The players whove been assigned turn to the group and await further B
opposite ends of the field. that number must react to the call instruction from the coach.
Place two teams consisting of of the coach and proceed to run
5 players each on the field. around the corner cones and then Coachs Note 12 45
Each of the players in each team behind each goal and then into the The coach can call different num-
is assigned a number from 1-5, practice area. bers from each team when starting
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which they must remember. The player that gets there first will off the drill to keep the players on 3
Place the coach on the outside automatically have possession of their toes and ensure that they
of the field. the ball and has to score in his listen carefully to instructions.
The field measures 30m long x opponents goal. For further variation, the coach can
20m wide. call two numbers from each team 54 21
Diagram C and create a 2 versus 2 situation.
Practising the drill: Players must now try to dribble Players must enter the field only C
Diagram B past each other and shoot at the after running around the cones
DIAGRAM KEY:
The drill starts off with the coach small goal to score a point for their and behind the goals as shown in
Ball
throwing the ball into the area. team. Diagram B.
Movement of ball
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