Football Association of Ireland

Attacking

1 v 1 Movement To Create Space

A functional practice designed to improve players 1 v 1 ability in movement to create space, turning, dribbling and finishing with transition to defend.

Key objectives

Quick awareness and movement to escape defender
Can player change direction (feints/disguises) to beat defender
Quick acceleration while dribbling
Finishing
If ball is lost quick transition to defend

Organisation

Area 20 x 15 metres
1 Blue (attacker) v 1 Yellow (defender) with 1 Red acting as server
Blue player starts behind Yellow player and must create space through movement to receive pass from Red player
On receiving the ball, can the Blue player now dribble towards goal and finishing
If Yellow player wins the ball, he/she can score in the opposite goal with the Blue player now transitioning to defend
This process continues until all attackers have completed the cycle, the coach then rotates the players
Red players to have supply of footballs to keep the practice continually flowing

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Attacking

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