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1v1 Attacking

by Tony Carr in Attacking, Practice plans


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1v1 situations occur throughout matches, spend time working on the techniques and your
players will have the skill and confidence to exploit these situations time after time.
What this session is about
Improving ability to beat defenders in 1v1 situations.
What to think about
● By playing the session first you get a chance to assess the standard and ability without being
prescriptive.
● You then improve the standard by looking at the techniques that you need to be successful in
1v1s.
● Returning to the session allows players a chance to practice with improved technique and
understanding of the skills.
Set-up
●  40 x 30 yard area.
Warm
Warm up Session Developments Game Situation
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7-10 minutes 10-15 minutes 15-20 minutes 25-30 minutes 7-10


minutes
What you get your players to do
Start by setting up your players in a continuous attack and defend drill. The starting player
attempts to beat the defender 1v1. As soon as they have shot at goal or been tackled, the
attacker must turn and defend 1v1 against the next attacker in line
Players must attack then immediately turn and defend.

Development
Move on to the technique circuit set out in the second illustration. Split your players evenly
between the stations and run each station for 4 minutes.
1. Dribble through the cones without collision.
2. Run with the ball at speed from one side to the other.
3. Turn at the furthest gate, then turn again at the next gate and continue dribbling to the
opposite side from which you started.
4. Use a skill (feint or stopover for example) at the mannequin. Now return to the initial 1v1
continuous game and look for improvement in the players’ ability to create space for a
shot.
Develop technique in this circuit before returning to the initial session.

Game situation
Play a normal game and encourage players to beat the defender in 1v1 situations. Are they
direct or do they slow the game down? Is there an end product once they have beaten the
defender?
Play a normal game and encourage players to beat defenders 1v1.

What to call out


●  “Be direct”
●  “Get half a yard”
●  “Get your shot off”
●  “It’s the last minute you must score”
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Academy director has brought through – from the youth team to the first team – players like
Glen Johnson, John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Michael Carrick, Joe Cole and
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