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One attacker against two defenders
20 min
Soccer Exercise

One attacker against two defenders

  • Age U6 - U13, U14 - U19
  • Training Set Progression, Main point
  • Number of Players 1 - 5 players, 6 - 9 players

Setup

A goalkeeper and three outfield players are positioned on the field as shown in the diagram. The two blue players act as defenders, the red player as an attacker. The attacker has the ball.

Procedure

The goalkeeper opens the play with a pass/throw to the attacker C waiting on the half-way line. The ball-carrying attacker runs to the defender B. In doing so he dribbles, feinting to the left and to the right. Player A safeguards player B in that he takes part in the changes of direction that C makes. If player B is outplayed, defender A apprehends player C immediately and B safeguards player A at the back as soon as possible and follows for his part the lateral changes in direction of player A. The attacker attempts to out-dribble the two defenders and get a shot on goal in through tempo dribbling and depending on the situation, the use of feints/dummies.

Tip

1 full-court goal(s), - At the beginning the striker should run to the defenders at only a moderate tempo in order to give them as good a chance as possible to tailor the paths to each other.\n- The distance of the defender at the back to the one in front should always be about 5 meters.\n- If the first defender is outplayed, the defender at the back runs to the attacker. When he is about 2-3 meters in front of him he reduces his speed, comes to a standstill and running laterally offset backwards, takes up the tempo of the attacker.\n

Training attributes

Technique

Technique
Trapping Ball control Dribbling Feinting/trick dribbling Shot technique/shooting

Tactics

Tactics
Team behavior Player behavior Games plays Man down/Man up

Condition

Condition
Speed of movement with ball Speed of movement off the ball Strength training Explosiveness

Co-ordination

Co-Ordination
Quick anticipation Quick processing

Training Organization

Age
U6 - U13 U14 - U19
Duration
20 min
Training Set
Progression Main point
Number of Players
1 - 5 players 6 - 9 players
Goalkeeper
1 goalkeeper
Form of Training
Individual training Group training
Exercise level
Easy Intermediate Difficult
Spatial Behavior
Half-field
Training Location
Indoor Pitch