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Attacking Defending

1 v 1 Defending with Transition to Attack

A functional practice designed to improve players ability in 1 v 1 Defending with Transition to Attack.

Key objectives

Close down quickly, but under control
As defender travels to close down attacker – assess attackers first touch
1. Poor 1^st touch – win the ball
2. Good 1^st touch delay
Body shape/stance – low, side on
Jockey, delay – be patient wait for opportunity to win the ball
Use back foot to perform block tackle
If ball is won transition to attack

Organisation

Area 15 x 15 metres
1 Blue player v 1 Yellow player
Yellow player (Defender) starts the game by passing the ball to the Blue player (Attacker)
Attacking player attempts to dribble through the orange cones while Defender attempts to force attacker towards the ball on the cone or win the ball.
If the Yellow player wins the ball, he/she must Transition to Attack and attempt to score in the small goal, Blue player Transitions to Defend
To make the game competitive and demand Defending qualities, if the Attacker dribbles through the orange cones it is 2 points scored and if the Attacker is forced towards the ball on the cone it is 1 point. If Defender wins the ball and scores in the goal it is 3 points

Session details

Attacking
Defending

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